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Three Men

David Hunter Strother (American, 1816-1888) (Artist)

1859

pencil and wash
(18th and 19th Centuries )

Strother, a native of Martinsburg, Virginia (now West Virginia), trained in New York and later in France and Italy. Returning to America in 1844, he spent a winter in Baltimore, and then settled in Martinsburg. Strother specialized in illustrations for books and magazines, most notably "Harper's Monthly."

Inscription

[Inscribed] below: Betsey & Kitty, John Graham and Browney. John W. Steele - Grog Boss May 6th, 1859. Indian Head.

Provenance

**Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.**

William T. Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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Geographies

USA (Place of Origin)

Measurements

H: 8 15/16 x W: 6 1/2 in. (22.7 x 16.5 cm)

Credit Line

Acquired by William T. Walters

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.

37.1974

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