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1880
GUSN-25858
Based on Sir Walter Scott's novel, the two knights on horseback prepare to charge each other with lances on a moonlit night. Colors are muted, predominantly ochre and blue. Signed and dated. Reverse of stretcher bears the Metropolitan Museum of Art's label, listing title and provenance as Robert Weir (father of Emma Weir Casey, who married General Thomas Lincoln Casey, Sr., 1831-1896). Weir was an instructor at the U.S. Military Academy.
paintings (visual works)
oil paintings (visual works)
oil paint (paint)
canvas
Picture
Picture, Genre
Picture, Genre
Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1831
1973.34
Weir, Robert Walter, 1803-1889 (Maker)
39 1/4 x 46 1/2 (HxW) (inches)
Museum Purchase
1973.31
New York state (United States)
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