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Character Studies
Augustus Hoppin (American, 1828-1896)Before 1850
The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States
Educated as a lawyer at Brown and Harvard Universities, Hoppin practiced his profession in his native Providence, Rhode Island, before becoming an illustrator. He generally specialized in humorous subjects, although he also illustrated travel books.
Details
- Title: Character Studies
- Creator: Augustus Hoppin (American, 1828-1896)
- Date Created: Before 1850
- External Link: For more information about this and thousands of other works of art in the Walters Art Museum collection, please visit art.thewalters.org
- Roles: Artist: Augustus Hoppin (American, 1828-1896)
- Provenance: William T. Walters, Baltimore (?) [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
- Object Type: drawings
- Medium: ink on paper
- Exhibitions: Private Lives: Nineteenth Century American Genre Drawings. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1995., American Drawings from the Walters Art Gallery. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1987., Private Lives: Nineteenth Century American Genre Drawings. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1994.
- Dimensions: H: 7 15/16 x W: 6 5/16 in. (20.2 x 16.1 cm)
- Credit Line: Acquired by William T. Walters (?)
- Classification: Painting & Drawing
- Accession Number: 37.1541
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