Windsor Castle / Thomas Moran

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Windsor Castle

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1862

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

graphite with watercolor on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; single-sided 0.225-0.251 mm Machine made, wove, smooth mat surface, light cream in color. Main image executed on the wire side. Transmitted light reveals an uneven distribution of fibers. All edges are mildly uneven and rough.

Classification:

Drawings

Object Type:

Graphite Drawing

Accession No:

13.896

Previous Number(s):

1376.896; 41432

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 9 59/64in. (25.2cm)
Width: 13 11/32in. (33.9cm)

Image:

Height: 9 59/64in. (25.2cm)
Width: 13 11/32in. (33.9cm)

Mat:

Height: 13 25/32in. (35.0cm)
Width: 17 23/32in. (45.0cm)

About the Creator(s)

From Gilcrease Museum:

Creator:

Thomas Moran

Role(s):

Artist

From Getty's Union List of Artist Names:

Names (all):

Moran, Thomas

Birth Date:

1837

Death Date:

1926

Nationalities:

American (North American)

Roles:

American painter, 1837-1926

Gender:

male

Note:

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

Marks and Inscriptions

Inscriptions: Notes in the artist's hand; Artist's color notations and reference notes are present in sketch; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "New part wider" in center on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Red roof to houses" in center on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Poplar trees to the right" in center right on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Town full of smoke" in center on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Perfectly flat field" in center on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Windsor Castle June 25 1862." in lower left on recto

Signed: Signed by hand in pencil, "T.M." in lower left on recto

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Moran, Thomas. Windsor Castle. 13.896. 1862. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/13896 (08/15/2017).

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Marks and Inscriptions

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