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Darley, Felix Octavius Carr,
Literature -- Cooper
Literature -- Character
Painting
The Hermit of the Crater, (painting).
Artist:
Darley, Felix Octavius Carr, 1822-1888, painter.
Title:
The Hermit of the Crater, (painting).
Medium:
Gouache.
Dimensions:
Oval: 14 x 12 in. (35.6 x 30.5 cm).
Inscription:
F.O.C. Darley fecit signed
Description:
Illustration from James Fenimore Cooper's "The Crater" shows the hermit seated on the ground in front of his tent, his head resting against his right hand, his right arm propped up against his right knee, a mountain goat in front of him.
Subject:
Literature -- Cooper -- Crater
Literature -- Character -- Hermit
Object Type:
Painting
Owner:
Unlocated.
Provenance:
Formerly in the collection of George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, 220 State Street, Springfield, Massachusetts 01103 1985.
Robert W. Skinner, Inc., Rt. 117, Bolton, Massachusetts 01740 1985.
Remarks:
The painting is an illustration for James Fenimore Cooper's "The Crater" (Vulcan's Peak) 1847. The painting was deaccessioned in June 1985 and was sold at auction through Robert W. Skinner, Inc.
References:
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, 1977, 1988.
Flower, Dean, and Francis Murphy, "A Catalogue of American Painting, Water Colors and Drawings (to 1923) in the George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum," Springfield, MA: George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, 1976, pg. 36.
Illustration:
Flower, Dean, and Francis Murphy, "A Catalogue of American Painting, Water Colors and Drawings (to 1923) in the George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum," Springfield, MA: George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, 1976, pg. 93.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAP 22940090
Copy/Holding information
Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum
Control Number
Inventory of American Paintings
22940090
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