Portrait; single-sided
0.124- 0.126 mm
Machine-made, wove, smooth surface, light cream in color. Short fibers dispersed within wire pattern visible in transmitted light. The drawing is located on the wire side of the support.
Born 12 January 1837; died 25 August 1926. In 1844, Moran and his family settled in Maryland. Moran began his career in the 1850s as a wood engraver in Philadelphia. In the mid-1850s, he studied painting in Philadelphia under his brother Edward Moran. Moran and his brother travelled to England in 1862 to study painting. In the 1860s, Moran also visited France and Italy. In 1871, Moran accompanied the Geological Survey of Yellowstone National Park, Colorado. In 1872, Moran established himself in New York City. In 1916, Moran moved to Santa Barbara, California. Comment on works: Landscapes
Related People:
Moran, Edward, sibling of - person American painter, 1829-1901
Moran, Edward Percy, uncle/aunt of - person American painter, 1862-1935
Moran, Mary Nimmo, spouse of - person American etcher and landscapist, 1842-1899
Notes in the artist's hand; Artist's color notations and reference notes are present in drawing; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Near Toltec Tunnel in upper left on recto"; Inscribed by hand in black ink, "Phantoms" in upper right on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Mush Hughes" in upper right on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Aspens" in center left on recto; Inscribed by hand in black ink, "track" in center left on recto; Inscribed by hand in black ink, "Bank runs down 500 feet" in lower right on recto; Inscribed by hand in black ink, "Froth all down, Aspen trees" in lower right on recto; Inscribed by hand in black ink, "No. 107." in upper left on verso; Inscribed by hand in blue pencil, "Full Page" in top center on verso
Signed by hand in pencil, "T.M." in upper right on recto
