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Painting
Grandfather's Hobby
Charles Bird King
1820-1825
Category
Paintings
Creator/Artist/Maker
Charles Bird King (Artist)
Place of Origin
Washington; District of Columbia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Oil paint
- Canvas
Museum Object Number
1960.0256 A
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Mrs. Waldron Phoenix Belknap
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Object Number
1960.0256 A
Object Name
Painting
Title
Grandfather's Hobby
Category
Paintings
Creator (Role)
Charles Bird King (Artist)
Place of Origin
Washington; District of Columbia; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1820-1825
Subject(s)
- Genre scene
- Allegory
Materials
- Oil paint
- Canvas
Techniques
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
35.9 (H) x 28 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
91.2 (H) x 71.2 (W)
Measurement Notes
H at proper right stretcher. W at bottom stretcher.
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Manuscript: Belknap, Waldron Phoenix. Waldron Phoenix Belknap (1899-1949). Family papers, 1861-1960, Winterthur Library.
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.