Series of Prints: Harlech Castle - Wales / Thomas Moran

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Title(s):

Series of Prints: Harlech Castle - Wales

Creator(s):

Thomas Moran (Artist)

Culture:

American

Date:

1882

Period:

Hudson River School

Materials/Techniques:

printing ink on paper

Paper/Support:

dark taupe wove paper (14.406a); cream wove Handmade Sweden (14.406b); dark cream wove Handmade Sweden (14.406c-l)

Classification:

Prints

Object Type:

Etching

Accession No:

14.406a-l

Previous Number(s):

1426.406a-l; 28182

Department:

Art

Not On View

Dimensions

Overall (14.406a):

Height: 10 15/64in. (26.0cm)
Width: 14 7/8in. (37.8cm)

Image (14.406a):

Height: 7 23/64in. (18.7cm)
Width: 11 1/2in. (29.2cm)

Overall (14.406b):

Height: 14 7/8in. (37.8cm)
Width: 17 21/64in. (44.0cm)

Image (14.406b):

Height: 7 23/64in. (18.7cm)
Width: 11 1/2in. (29.2cm)

Overall (14.406c):

Height: 15 3/4in. (40.0cm)
Width: 17 41/64in. (44.8cm)

Image (14.406c):

Height: 7 23/64in. (18.7cm)
Width: 11 1/2in. (29.2cm)

Overall (14.406d):

Height: 15 53/64in. (40.2cm)
Width: 17 3/4in. (45.1cm)

Image (14.406d):

Height: 7 23/64in. (18.7cm)
Width: 11 1/2in. (29.2cm)

Overall (14.406e):

Height: 15 55/64in. (40.3cm)
Width: 17 3/4in. (45.1cm)

Image (14.406e):

Height: 7 23/64in. (18.7cm)
Width: 11 1/2in. (29.2cm)

Overall (14.406f):

Height: 15 3/4in. (40.0cm)
Width: 17 9/16in. (44.6cm)

Image (14.406f):

Height: 7 23/64in. (18.7cm)
Width: 11 1/2in. (29.2cm)

Overall (14.406g):

Height: 15 5/8in. (39.7cm)
Width: 17 43/64in. (44.9cm)

Image (14.406g):

Height: 7 23/64in. (18.7cm)
Width: 11 1/2in. (29.2cm)

Overall (14.406h):

Height: 15 33/64in. (39.4cm)
Width: 17 41/64in. (44.8cm)

Image (14.406h):

Height: 7 23/64in. (18.7cm)
Width: 11 1/2in. (29.2cm)

Overall (14.406i):

Height: 15 55/64in. (40.3cm)
Width: 17 7/8in. (45.4cm)

Image (14.406i):

Height: 7 23/64in. (18.7cm)
Width: 11 1/2in. (29.2cm)

Overall (Mat, 14.406j):

Height: 19 11/16in. (50.0cm)
Width: 23 5/8in. (60.0cm)

Mat (14.406j):

Height: 19 11/16in. (50.0cm)
Width: 23 5/8in. (60.0cm)

Sheet (14.406j):

Height: 15 53/64in. (40.2cm)
Width: 17 41/64in. (44.8cm)

Plate (14.406j):

Height: 7 61/64in. (20.2cm)
Width: 11 13/16in. (30.0cm)

Overall (14.406k):

Height: 15 3/4in. (40.0cm)
Width: 17 43/64in. (44.9cm)

Image (14.406k):

Height: 7 23/64in. (18.7cm)
Width: 11 1/2in. (29.2cm)

Overall (14.406l):

Height: 13 47/64in. (34.9cm)
Width: 16 57/64in. (42.9cm)

Image (14.406l):

Height: 7 23/64in. (18.7cm)
Width: 11 1/2in. (29.2cm)

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; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed in plate in ink, "Harlech Castle N. Wales [reversed]" in upper left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "HARLECH CASTLE" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP4852.12" in lower right on verso (14.406a); Notes in the artist's hand; Artist's printer notes are present in etching; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed in plate in ink, "Harlech Castle N. Wales [reversed]" in upper left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "HARLECH CASTLE" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "too much [illegible] too Block 25 of this" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "Print Gray out" in lower right on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP4852.12" in lower right on verso (14.406b); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed in plate in ink, "Harlech Castle N. Wales [reversed]" in upper left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "HARLECH CASTLE" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48 52.12" in lower right on verso (14.406c); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed in plate in ink, "Harlech Castle N. Wales [reversed]" in upper left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "HARLECH CASTLE" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48 52.12" in lower right on verso (14.406d); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed in plate in ink, "Harlech Castle N. Wales [reversed]" in upper left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "HARLECH CASTLE" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "6" in upper right on verso; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48 52.12" in lower right on verso (14.406e); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed in plate in ink, "Harlech Castle N. Wales [reversed]" in upper left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "HARLECH CASTLE" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP4852.12" in lower right on verso (14.406f); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed in plate in ink, "Harlech Castle N. Wales [reversed]" in upper left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "HARLECH CASTLE" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP48 52.12" in lower right on verso (14.406g); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed in plate in ink, "Harlech Castle N. Wales [reversed]" in upper left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "HARLECH CASTLE" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP4852.12" in lower right on verso (14.406h); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed in plate in ink, "Harlech Castle N. Wales [reversed]" in upper left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "HARLECH CASTLE" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP4852.12" in lower right on verso (14.406i); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed in plate in ink, "Harlech Castle N. Wales [reversed]" in upper left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "HARLECH CASTLE" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP4852.12" in lower right on verso (14.406j); Notes in the artist's hand; Handwritten notes are present; Inscribed in plate in ink, "Harlech Castle N. Wales [reversed]" in upper left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "HARLECH CASTLE" in lower left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "GMP4852.12" in lower right on verso (14.406k); Notes in the artist's hand; Inscribed in plate in ink, "Harlech Castle N. Wales [reversed]" in upper left on recto; Inscribed by hand in pencil, "HARLECH CASTLE" on support in lower left on recto (14.406l)

Signed: Signed in plate with colophon, "TMoran 1882" in lower left on recto (14.406a-l); Signed by hand in pencil, "T.Moran." in lower left on recto (14.406a, c-l)

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Moran, Thomas. Series of Prints: Harlech Castle - Wales. 14.406a-l. 1882. Tulsa: Gilcrease Museum, https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/14406a-l (08/15/2017).

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Series of Prints: Harlech Castle - Wales / Thomas Moran

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