Landscapes and Interior.
DraftsmanDrawn by
Edwin Augustus Moore
American, 1858 - 1925
DraftsmanDrawn by
Nelson Augustus Moore
American, 1824 - 1902
Datemid 19th-early 20th century
MediumDrawings; watercolor, gouache, and pencil on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 12 1/8 x 14in. (30.8 x 35.6cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 12 1/8 x 14in. (30.8 x 35.6cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 12 1/8 x 14in. (30.8 x 35.6cm) or smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionSubjects include trees, a barrel by a fence, an abandoned sleigh and carriage, a flower garden, a stone wall, a stream with a waterfall in the woods, and cloud studies. Several drawings depict autumn foliage. Many drawings are rough, unfinished sketches.
Object number2004.52.247-.276
InscribedOn recto: 2004.52.254 is inscribed at lower left, in pencil, "Autumn - Cloud effect - N.E. walnut grove". 2004.52.271 is inscribed in pencil, "Looking East 10 A.M."
On verso:
2004.52.264 in inscribed in pencil, "I married a sister, before that I'd kissed her / A sister as good as could be. / They always went 'ray when I came to stay, / Had I done that, I still should be single, / But when I did kiss her, Instead I had missed her, [end of quote]". 2004.52.265 is inscribed in pencil, "The finest thing [crossed out] sight in this world is a girl just / blossoming int beautiful womanhood, and the most interesting sight / in this world is an elderly lady backing out of a carriage."
All drawings have accession number inscribed at lower right, in pencil.
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