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

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Artist Winslow Homer American, 1836–1910

PublisherPublished by Harper's WeeklyAmerican, 1857–1916

CultureAmerican

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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

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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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