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David Hunter Strother (1816-1888), Artist, Artwork
Strother, David Hunter, 1816-1888
A&M 4172
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0.4 Linear Feet
4 1/2 in. (3 flat storage boxes, 1 1/2 in. each)
1841-1879
Artworks by David Hunter Strother (1816-1888), a nineteenth century American illustrator and writer for Harpers Magazine whose pseudonym, "Porte Crayon," was a household word. Many of the drawings in this collection were made while Strother was studying art in Florence, Italy (1841-1843). The collection also includes a color lithograph by Mexican artist Casimiro Castro which depicts Strother on horseback in the lower left of the image; this lithograph is dated ca. 1879, at which time Strother was Consul General to Mexico.
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Artworks by David Hunter Strother (1816-1888), a nineteenth century American illustrator and writer for Harpers Magazine whose pseudonym, "Porte Crayon," was a household word. Contains 58 drawings, 1 lithograph, 1 wood-engraving, and 1 etching. Many of the drawings in this collection were made while Strother was studying art in Florence, Italy (1841-1843). The collection also includes a color lithograph by Mexican artist Casimiro Castro which depicts Strother on horseback in the lower left of the image; this lithograph is dated ca. 1879, at which time Strother was Consul General to Mexico.
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Strother, David Hunter, 1816-1888
"Castle at Tivoli, March 1842, Cooper, Kennedy, and Strother"; pen and ink wash with Chinese white; 8.5 in. x 11 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1767391842111"Subaico from the West, Cooper, Kennedy, and Strother, March 1842"; pencil and ink; 8.5 in. x 11 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1767401842112"Subaico, Roman States, Italy, Cooper, Kennedy, and Strother, March 1842"; pencil and ink; 8.5 in. x 11 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1767411842113"Castle at St. Germano, Kingdom of Naples, Cooper, Kennedy, and Strother, 1842"; ink and Chinese white; 8.5 in. x 11.5 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1767421842114"Hall of reception in the convent of La Verna" with sketches of skeletons en verso; pencil sketch with Chinese white watercolor; 8.5 in. x 11.5 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1767431842125a"Fire place of La Verna, October 1842" with sketches of skeletons and altar en verso; pencil sketch with Chinese white watercolor; 8.5 in. x 11.5 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1767441842125b"Chiusi, 16 Ottobre 1842, A ruin near Laverna where Michael Angelo Buonaroti was born according to local legend"; ink and watercolor; 8.5 in. x 11 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1767451842126"Statue of the Appenines, Pratolino Tuscany"; ink and watercolor; 8.5 in. x 11 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1767461842127"Tuscany, Monastery of Vallabrosa, 1842"; watercolor, pen, and pencil; 8.5 in. x 11.5 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1767471842128"From the Loggia of Casa Rossi, Florence"; pen and ink wash with Chinese white; 8.5 in. x 11 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1767481842139"Siesta a Casa Rossi, Strother, Nichols, Kennedy, Cooper, 1842, Florence" sketch of Strother and fellow artists, a dog, and a bird in a casge with sketches of feet en verso; pencil and pen; 8.5 in. x 11 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/17674918421310Sketch of three female nudes with "Florence 1842" written on pedestal beneath center figure; pen and ink wash; 8.5 in. x 11 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/17675018421311"After Michael Angelo, Florence, 1842" two male heads; pen and ink wash with Chinese white; 8.5 in. x 11 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/17675118421312"Othello, Exhibited at the English Sketch Club, Rome"; ink; 8.5 in. x 11 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/17675218421413a"Masso di fra lupo, Ottobre 1842" landscape; watercolor; 8.5 in. x 11 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/17675318421413b"Titania and Oberon sketch exhibited at the English Sketch Club, Rome"; pen and ink wash with Chinese white; 8.5 in. x 11 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/17675418421414"Italian Peasants, Roman States"; ink and watercolor; 8.5 in. x 11 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/17675518421415"Villa in the Campagnia near Rome"; watercolor; 8.5 in. x 11 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/17675618421416"Fountain in the Borghesi Gardens Rome" with sketch of three female figures dancing labeled "After Moritz Retzsch" en verso; pen and ink wash; 8.5 in. x 11 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/17675718421417Portraits of two old men; pen and ink wash; 8.5 in. x 11 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/17675818432118"Badia de Ripoli, on the Arno above Florence"; watercolor; 8.5 in. x 11 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/17675918432119"Il Scaldino - Florence" sketch of two women, one standing, one seated; ink; 8.5 in. x 11 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/17676018432120Sketches, including woman and female statue; pen and ink wash; 8.5 in. x 11 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/176761undated2121Sketches of anatomy of arms and hands; pen and ink wash; 8.5 in. x 11 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/176762undated2222Sketch of skeleton with sketches of human figures en verso; pen and pencil; 8.5 in. x 11 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/176763undated2223Cherub head; pen and ink wash; 8.5 in. x 11 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/176764undated2224Anatomical studies of male body and skeleton with sketches of three male figures en verso; ink; 8.5 in. x 11 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/176765undated2225Sketch of male nude with sketch of male statue en verso; pen and ink wash; 8.5 in. x 11 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/176766undated2326Tree growing out of cliffside; watercolor; 8.5 in. x 11 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/176767undated2327Sketches of museum pieces, statues, and visitors; ink; 8.5 in. x 11 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/176768undated2328Sketch of male and female head with sketch of female head en verso; pen and ink wash with Chinese white; 8.5 in. x 11.5 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/176769undated2329"Catacombs of the Piazza Barberini, Rome" sketches of skeletons; pen and ink wash with Chinese white; 8.5 in. x 11 in.; [fragile, in mylar]Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/17677018422430"Rome" sketches of foot and man's head; pen and ink wash with Chinese white; 8.5 in. x 11 in.; [fragile, in mylar]Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/17677118422431"Rome" two sketches of male heads; pen and ink wash with Chinese white; 8.5 in. x 11 in.; [fragile, in mylar]Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/17677218422432Cherub head; pen and ink wash; 8.5 in. x 11 in.; [fragile, in mylar]Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/176773undated2433Self-portrait of Strother; ink and pencil; 7.5 in. x 10.5 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/17677418453134"Martinsburg, Va. 1846" sketch of seated woman; ink with pencil shading; 10 in. x 13.5 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/17677518463135"View of South Branch Bottoms, Near Moorefield, Hardy Co. 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Ploughing Corn"; pen and pencil; 7 in. x 10.5 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/17677618543136"Falls of the Blackwater," engraving (published in "Picturesque America"), 9 in. x 12 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/17677718723237"Cliffs of the Seneca"; engraving (published in "Picturesque America"), 9 in. x 12 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/17677818723238"On the Skirmish Line, Decem. 13th, 1874" boy with rifle; pen and ink wash; 10 in. x 14 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/17677918743339"Copy from my own sketch April 16th 1875," "Copies from old studies," sketches of baby; pen and ink wash; 7.5 in. x 10.5 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/17678018753340"Onancock, Accomac Co., Va." view of boat on river; pen and ink wash; 7.5 in. x 11 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/17678118873341"La Fuenta del Salto del Agua" by Mexican artist Casimiro Castro; lithograph; 11 in. x 14 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/176782ca. 18793442Child watching pigs feed by unknown artist; lithograph; 15 in. x 20 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/176783undated3543Reproduction of sketches of man and landscape by Strother; halftone; 3.5 in. x 7 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/176784undated3644Reproduction of sketch of plant by Strother; halftone; 3.5 in. x 7 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/176785undated3645Reproduction of sketch of cats by Strother; halftone; 3.5 in. x 7 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/176786undated3646Black and white portrait of inidentified woman; photograph; 9 in. x 10.5 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/176787undated3647Front cover of an album (may have been cover of sketchbook used by Strother); 9 in. x 11. 5 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/176788undated3648aBack cover of an album (may have been cover of sketchbook used by Strother); 9 in. x 11. 5 in.Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/176789undated3648b