Landscape; single-sided
Primary support: 0.099- 0.100. Secondary support: 0.528- 0.530 mm. Back mount: 0.326- 0.358 mm. Overmount: 1.172- 0.198 mm
Primary support is a taupe-grey, thin, machine-made paper (resembles newsprint). The secondary support and back mount are both wove, cotton bristol paper; light cream in color. The overmount has a wood pulp core covered with colored machine-made artist paper; cream/yellow in color on front
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; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Nº 1. 1st plate" in upper left on recto; Inscribed in print in black ink, "1 A LANDSCAPE. 1856. Mr. Moran's first plate. Etched after a wood cut by Birket Foster. 3¼x3¾" in lower center on verso; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "My first plate. after Foster. 1856 about" on mount in lower center on recto
Signed by hand in pencil, "T.M. 1856" in lower right on recto
