Richard Caton Woodville
Knight and Scribe
1851
Physical Qualities
Graphite heightened with white crayon, Sheet: 184 × 193 mm. (7 1/4 × 7 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. John Sylvester, Augusta, Georgia
Object Number
1936.597
From the Mayer "Souvenir Sketchbook"
The Baltimore Museum of Art, by gift, 1936; Mrs. John Sylvester, Augusta, Georgia, from her stepfather; Frank Blackwell Mayer (1827-1899), by gift, 1854; the artist
The Walters Art Museum, "New Eyes on America: The Genius of Richard Caton Woodville," March 2, 2013 - June 2, 2013; circulating to The Mint Museum, June 30 2013 - November 3, 2013.
Inscribed: Recto: at lower left, in graphite: "RCW 1852 Feb 22"; Verso: across top, in graphite, by later hand: "R. Caton Woodville / to F. B. Mayer. / Baltimore 15 May 1854"
Markings: None
