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Admiral Collingwood
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Admiral Lord Cuthbert Collingwood (1748-1810) was a hero of the Battle of Trafalgar. His image was disseminated in paintings and prints in the early 19th century. This miniature is an example of such commemorative images. WAM 38.642 is a companion piece depicting Admiral Keith.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
Thomas Footer, Cumberland, MD, until 1921; Ellen G. Keene, Baltimore, 1921, by inheritance; Mrs. Mary K. Greenblatt, Baltimore, Maryland and her brother, Cy Keene, Jr., Owings Mills, Maryland, 1994, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1995, by gift.
Geographies
USA (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Framed H: 11 7/16 x W: 11 9/16 in. (29 x 29.4 cm); image H: 3 1/8 x W: 2 3/8 in. (8 x 6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Cyril W. Keene
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
38.641