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Sleeping Lute Player
Robert Walter Weir (American, 1803–1889)
about 1850
Medium/Technique
Watercolor on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 34.6 x 24.8 cm (13 5/8 x 9 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number57.294
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik cat. no 714, figure 149
DescriptionGirl in medieval costume asleep in high-backed chair by table on which rests a lute. Dog asleep at her feet. Ornamental fireplace in background left.
InscriptionsLL in pen: Robt. W. Weir
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA April 11, 1957