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Identification and Creation

Object Number
P1973.56
People
Hill & Adamson, British, Scottish (Perth, Scotland active 1843-1848 Edinburgh, Scotland)
Title
Patrick Byrne, the Blind Irish Harper
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
April 1, 1845
Places
Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom, Scotland, Edinburgh
Culture
British, Scottish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/285126

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Salted paper print
Dimensions
image: 21.2 x 15.6 cm (8 3/8 x 6 1/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: vintage mount, at bottom, graphite: Patrick Byrne, the Blind Irish Harper

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Robert Schoelkopf Gallery, New York, New York, sold to the Fogg Art Museum, 1973.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of David Becker, Mrs. Phyllis Lambert, and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert W. Pratt
Accession Year
1973
Object Number
P1973.56
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 19th Century Portraiture, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 04/23/1974 - 05/07/1974

Verification Level

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