William Gilbert Gaul
The Venezuelan Guard at El Dorado

ArtistAmerican, 1855–1919
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Venezuelan Guard at El Dorado
  • The Execution
Datec. 1895
PlaceUnited States
MediumOil on cardboard
DimensionsCanvas or panel: 16 1/4 × 21 1/2 in. (41.3 × 54.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Hogg Brothers Collection, gift of Miss Ima Hogg
Object number43.55
Not on view

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Department
American Art
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Theta Charity Antiques Show," Albert Thomas Convention Center, Houston, September 25–29, 1985.

"Call and Response," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 23, 1994–Janaury 1, 1995.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed at lower left corner: "Remington" [signature is not in the hand of Frederic Remington]

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