Winslow Homer
The Great Russian Ball at the Academy of Music, November 5, 1863

ArtistAmerican, 1836–1910
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Great Russian Ball at the Academy of Music, November 5, 1863
DateNovember 21,1863
PlaceNew York City, New York, United States
MediumWood engraving
DimensionsPlate : 13 3/16 × 20 1/4 in. (33.5 × 51.4 cm)
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 22 in. (40.5 × 55.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Winslow Homer Graphics
Object number75.713
Not on view

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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1975; given to MFAH, 1975.
Exhibition HistoryLoaned to Cypress Creek Christian Church and Community Center, Spring, Texas, for Homer/Nast exhibition, September 1, 1998 to February 9, 1999.

Exhibited in "A Victorian Christmas," at the Shell and the American Landscape Museum, Houston, Texas, November 1, 2000 to January 8, 2001 (LN:2000.26).
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom right corner of sheet in pencil "144 / BBO / 2"
printed on the plate bottom right "HOMER"

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