Collection Highlights
Bird's Nest and Dog Roses
1867
1947.519
Watercolor, gouache, graphite, and selective glazing with scratching out on paper
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Museum Collections
Drawings
Alfred Aloysius Horn (d. 1931)
Title
Alfred Aloysius Horn (d. 1931)
Date
1927
Medium
Graphite on notepad paper
Dimensions
Overall: 7 x 4 7/8 in. ( 17.8 x 12.4 cm )
Description
Portrait
Credit Line
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Object Number
1990.1.58[dup]
Marks
signature: lower right: "Wm. H. Walker"
inscription and date: lower center: "Aloysius Horn / "TRADER HORN" / March 20" - 1928"
Inscriptions
Signed and inscribed at lower right in graphite: "Wm. H. Walker / 'TRADER HORN' March 20" -- 1928"; signed by sitter at lower center: "Aloysius Horn"
Gallery Label
The subject, known as "Trader" Horn, was an English adventurer and author.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
