Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Portrait of William Wilson Corcoran (1798-1888)
(18th and 19th Centuries )
This portrait depicts the founder of the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., William Wilson Corcoran.
William T. Walters acted as chairman of the Committee on Works of Art for the Corcoran Gallery from 1873 to 1877 (the gallery opened in 1874). He was assisted by his friends George Lucas and Samuel Avery. Walters purchased both American and European works for the gallery.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
William Oliver Stone Sale; William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1875-1884, by purchase [at the artist's sale]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1979 | A Baltimorean in Paris: George A. Lucas, 1860-1909. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 8/16/1978 | Treatment | cleaned; coated; loss compensation |
| 8/16/1978 | Examination | examined for exhibition |
Geographies
USA (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 28 3/16 x W: 22 1/8 in. (71.6 x 56.2 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters, 1875-1884
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.
37.69