Collection Highlights
Camp scene from photograph
Date:
ca. 1861-1865
Object Number:
PR.022.4
Medium:
Wood engraving
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Luce Center
Tippoo
Object Number:
1956.172
Date:
1800
Medium:
Watercolor and black ink over graphite on paper, laid on card
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 1/2 x 13 1/8 in. ( 34.3 x 33.3 cm )
Marks:
Inscribed at lower center outside image in black ink: "Tippoo--"; inscribed and signed at lower right outside image in graphite: "Painted by James Pringle 1800"; verso of board inscribed: "This Picture was painted by James Pringle / when he was 13 years o
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower center outside image in black ink: "Tippoo--"; inscribed and signed at lower right outside image in graphite: "Painted by James Pringle 1800"; verso of board inscribed: "This Picture was painted by James Pringle / when he was 13 years old. / Edward T. Pringle."
Gallery Label:
This is a portrait of a cat.
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Mae L. P. Pringle, Brooklyn, granddaughter of the artist
Provenance:
Descent through artist's family; Miss Mae L.P. Pringle, Brooklyn, New York
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
