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Falconry Scene
McPherson, James B.1865
Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center
Fremont, United States
Watercolor on paper painting of a falconry scene. Man and woman on horseback, walking man, and two dogs in foreground. Two more men on horseback and a walking man in background. All dressed in late 18th Century clothing. Signed in lower right corner ʺMcPherson.ʺ Framed in gold wood frame with glass.
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Details
- Title: Falconry Scene
- Creator: McPherson, James B.
- Date: 1865
- Physical Location: Fremont, Ohio
- Provenance: According to a postcard attached to the back of the painting, ʺThis picture was painted by Gen. McPherson while a cadet at West Point and given to Sarah Jane Grant. Signature in lower right corner.ʺ Purchased by the Hayes Presidential Center from Jeanne Torres for $125 on July 27, 1994. Came to the Hayes Presidential Center through the efforts of Ralph D. Rogers of Clyde Heritage Museum.
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