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Baltimore artist, Alfred Jacob Miller was a prolific sketcher. He filled many journals with drawings and captions from the time he was studying in Paris and Rome (1833) until the 1870's. In 1969 a collection of 100 of these sketches was generously donated to the Walters Art Museum by J. William Middendorf II. The interests of Miller are clearly reflected in these sketches: the theater (a large portion being quick figure drawings of the Ravel Pantomime Troupe), childhood memories, Baltimore scenery, and witty scenes of characters. (See The Walters Art Gallery Bulletin, April, 1969, Vol. 21, No. 7, Pages 3-4).

"Sairey Gamp and Betsy Prig. "No Betsy! drink wotever you do!" "Mrs. Harris, Betsy" - "Bother Mrs. Harris!" said Betsy Prig. - "I don't believe there's such a person." [from Dickens' Martin Cuzzlewit (1843); Betsy Prig is an old monthly nurse, Sarah Gamp, monthly nurse]" -Miller

Details

  • Title: Sairey Gamp and Betsy Prig
  • Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller (American, 1810-1874)
  • Date Created: 1825-1870
  • 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: Painter: Alfred Jacob Miller (American, 1810-1874)
  • Provenance: L. Vernon Miller, by inheritance; Kennedy Galleries, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Mr. and Mrs. J. William Middendorf II, New York; Walters Art Museum, 1970, by gift.
  • Object Type: albums; drawings; watercolors
  • Medium: wash on paper
  • Inscriptions: [Inscription] Sairey Gamp and Betsy Prig. "No Betsy! drink wotever you do!" "Mrs. Harris, Betsy"- "Bother Mrs. Harris!" said Betsy Prig.- "I don't believe there's such a person." [from Dickens' "Martin Chuzzlewit (1843); Betsy Prig is an old monthly nurse, Sarah Gamp, monthly nurse]
  • Exhibitions: Recollections of a Baltimore Artist: Sketches by Alfred Jacob Miller (1810-1874). The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2004., Alfred Jacob Miller: Maryland and the West. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore; Washington College, Chestertown; Frostburg State University, Frostburg; Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, Rockville. 1988., A Baltimore Watchman: An Exhibition of Drawings by Alfred Jacob Miller. Government House, Annapolis. 1996.
  • Dimensions: with frame: 15 9/16 x 13 7/16 x 1 1/2 in. (39.5 x 34.1 x 3.8 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. William Middendorf II, 1970
  • Classification: Painting & Drawing
  • Accession Number: 37.2468.30

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