1924.139: The Brave and War Proud Regiment will Always be Worthy of its Princely Chief

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1924.139

People

Oscar Edward Cesare, American (Linkoping, Sweden 1885 - 1948 Stamford, CT)

Title

The Brave and War Proud Regiment will Always be Worthy of its Princely Chief

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

20th century

Culture

American

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/306300

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Black ink and white gouache over graphite on off-white wove paper

Dimensions

actual: 57.2 x 37 cm (22 1/2 x 14 9/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• Signed: black ink, l.r.: Cesare
• inscription: paper adhered to verso, ink and graphite, printed, handwritten and stamped: No. T5209 / STYLE / HALFTONE / WANTED / AM / SIZE
• inscription: u.r., black ink: 62
• inscription: lower margin, graphite: THE PROUD FATHER / "THE BRAVE AND WAR-PROOVED [sic] REGIMENT WILL ALWAYS / BE WORTHY OF ITS PRINCELY CHIEF" -- THE KAISER / 8 proofs
• inscription: lower margin, blue ink, stamped: POST / ED
• inscription: lower margin, graphite: 6 1/4
• inscription: lower margin, graphite: 8:45 tonight to Room / 400

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

[Arthur H. Harlow & Co., New York, New York], sold; to Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, Massachusetts (L. 2091), 1919, gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1924.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Meta and Paul J. Sachs

Accession Year

1924

Object Number

1924.139

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Contact

am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu

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