Artist:
N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
The Courtship of Miles Standish, untitled headpiece (sailing ship within shield)
Medium: Ink on paper
Date: 1920
Dimensions:
2 1/4 x 2 5/8 in. (5.7 x 6.6 cm)
Private collection
Accession number: SUPP2000.2342
Research Number: NCW: 2342
InscribedNote that this image was originally on same sheet as NCW 2341
ProvenancePrivate collection, Wilmington, DE, as 1 (with NCW 2341) of 12 drawings; (Stuart Kingston Galleries, Wilmington, DE, auction June 25, 1998, as one of 14 drawings); (Illustration House, New York, NY)
References
Douglas Allen and Douglas Allen, Jr., N. C. Wyeth, The Collected Paintings, Illustrations and Murals (New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., 1972), p. 211; Christine B. Podmaniczky, "An Album of Drawings by N. C. Wyeth," The Hunt Magazine, Sept./Oct. 1996, ps. 18-19
Curatorial RemarksThis image was originally drawn on a sheet that also included NCW 2341. The sheet measured 11 1/2 x 9 5/16 inches and had no marks or inscriptions on it. The two images were separated after July 1993.
Image Source for printed Catalogue Raisonne:Digital scan from tear sheet, Brandywine River Museum library
Photo Credit:BRM staff