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William Jacob Hays Sr. (American, 1830-1875) (Artist)
1859
oil on paper
(18th and 19th Centuries )

Hays's fame rests on his sketches and oil paintings of animals and prairie views made on a 5-month trip up the upper Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers, and across the Great Plains into the Dakotas and Montana. He also painted and exhibited fruit and flower still lifes. Hays later visited England and made sketching trips to Nova Scotia and the Adirondacks. His studio was in New York City. He exhibited at the National Academy of Design, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and the Maryland Historical Society.

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[Signature and date] Lower left: W. J. Hays, 1859

Provenance
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William T. Walters, Baltimore; inherited by Henry Walters, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.

Exhibitions

2006 A Child's-Eye View. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.

Conservation

Date Description Narrative
4/12/1966 Treatment re-housed
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USA (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 8 x W: 6 in. (20.3 x 15.2 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by William T. Walters (?)

Location in Museum

Not on view

Accession Number

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37.1574

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  • Wednesday—Sunday: 10 a.m.—5 p.m.
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600 N. Charles St.
Baltimore, MD
21201

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410-547-9000

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