Borghese Gardens / Thomas Moran

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Art Item Information

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Title(s):

Borghese Gardens; Borghesi Gardens

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1867

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

graphite on paper

Paper/Support:

Landscape; one sided 0.122-0.125 mm Machine made, wove, smooth surface, grey in color, image executed on the wire side. Transmitted light reveals even distribution of fibers.

Classification:

Drawings

Object Type:

Graphite Drawing

Accession No:

13.926

Previous Number(s):

1376.926; 11559

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall:

Height: 4 1/2in. (11.4cm)
Width: 10 5/32in. (25.8cm)

Image:

Height: 4 31/64in. (11.4cm)
Width: 10 5/32in. (25.8cm)

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, "Borghesi Gardens 1867" in upper right on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Lean More" in center left on recto; Inscribed by hand in ink, "424." in upper left on verso

Signed: Signed by hand in pencil, "TM" in upper right on recto

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Moran, Thomas. Borghese Gardens. 13.926. 1867. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/13926 (11/14/2014).

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