Object Number 1960.0256 A

Object Name

Painting

Title

Grandfather's Hobby

Category

Paintings

Credit Line/Donor

Bequest of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap

Creator (Role)

Charles Bird King (Artist)
1785-1862

Place of Origin

Washington, District of Columbia, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America

Date

1820-1825

Subjects

Genre scene; Allegory

Materials

Oil paint; Canvas

Techniques

Painted

Dimensions (inches)

35.9 (H) , 28 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

91.2 (H) , 71.2 (W)

Measurement Notes

H at proper right stretcher. W at bottom stretcher.

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Manuscript] Belknap, Waldron Phoenix. Waldron Phoenix Belknap (1899-1949). Family papers, 1861-1960, Winterthur Library.
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[Book] Biddle, Edward & Fielding, Mantle. 1921 The Life and Works of Thomas Sully (1783-1872).
• p. 363.
[Book] 1831 Catalogue, Annual Exhibition.
• p. 6.
[Book] Cosentino, Andrew F. 1977 The Paintings of Charles Bird King (1785-1862).
• pp. 91-5.
[Book] Dickson, Harold E. 1943 Observations on American Art. Selections from the Writings of John Neale (1793-1876).
• p. 56 and note.
[Book] Evans, Dorinda. 1980 Benjamin West and His American Students.
• pp.146-151.
[Journal] New York Mirror.
• (October 27, 1838): 142.