Portraits and Other Pictures of People.

DraftsmanDrawn by Edwin Augustus Moore American, 1858 - 1925

DraftsmanDrawn by Ellen Mindwell Moore American

Date1880-1920

MediumDrawings; pencil or black ink on wove paper, tracing paper, or cardboard

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 3/4 x 12 1/16in. (32.4 x 30.6cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 13 9/16 x 10 9/16in. (34.4 x 26.8cm) or smaller

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund

DescriptionDrawings and sketches include portraits of men, women, and children. One portrait is based on an early photograph of Nelson A. Moore as a young man. Other drawings show women sketching while seated in an interior; a man in a military uniform seated on a folding chair beside a table; a man rowing a boat; a figure in ancient dress, probably copied from a book illustration; a crowd of people descending from a building, and a man in an overcoat between two men in military uniforms, probably copied from a magazine illustration; and nude bathers in a landscape.

Object number2004.52.146-.164

InscribedOn recto:
2004.52.148 is inscribed at right, in pencil, "Straight narrow garment / red, blue, or green / No silk goods allowed / which has a lustre / fringe on bottom..."
2004.52.149 is inscribed in lower margin, in pencil, "From Red. T. Magazine".
2004.52.151 is inscribed at lower right, in pencil, "Mercy Lloyd of Brooklyn".
2004.52.162 is inscribed in image, in pencil, "Pauline".

On verso:
2004.52.155 is inscribed in pencil, "Dr. Frederick O. Pickett / son of [ditto ditto] a cousin / of Anna Maria Picket [sic] Moore".
2004.52.164 has a long, illegible inscription in pencil.
Accession number inscribed on all drawings at lower right, in pencil.

NotesArtist Note: While most drawings appear consistent with the style of Edwin A. Moore, some of the portraits may be by his sister, Ellen Mindwell Moore, who was a miniaturist. (Finlay 7/27/2004)

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