R. Barnes
The Merrimac and the Monitor
1888
Physical Qualities
Oil on canvas, Framed: 42 1/2 x 32 1/2 x 2 3/8 in. (108 x 82.6 x 6 cm) Sight: 35 1/2 x 47 1/2 in. (90.2 x 120.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, New York
Object Number
1967.76.2
Found in Virginia; Argosy Gallery, New York; Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, New York, 1960 (60.38).
The American Federation of Arts, New York, "101 Masterpieces of American Primitive Painting from the Collection of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch," 1961-1964, p. 151, no. 100, ill. pl. 100
BMA, "American Primitive Paintings, Pastels and Calligraphy of the 18th and 19th Centuries," Feb. 28-Apr. 15, 1973
American Embassy Residence, Paris, "Art in Embassies Program," 1977-1981, n.p., no. 23
BMA, "American Primitive Paintings, Pastels and Calligraphy of the 18th and 19th Centuries," Feb. 28-Apr. 15, 1973
American Embassy Residence, Paris, "Art in Embassies Program," 1977-1981, n.p., no. 23
Johnston, Sona. K. "American Paintings, 1750-1900, from the Collection of The Baltimore Museum of Art." Baltimore, MD: The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1983, pp. 20, ill.
Inscribed: I.r. in black, "R. Barnes"; I.r. in red, "./89/."
On View: American Wing Second Floor, Scott 08
