Carthage, Dido Directing the Equipment of the Fleet

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Carthage, Dido Directing the Equipment of the Fleet
Carthage, Dido Directing the Equipment of the Fleet
Artist/Maker (British, 1775 - 1851)
Photographer
Date1875-1900
MediumAlbumen print
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/8 × 10 7/8 in. (18.1 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of James Garfinkel, Class of 1980; Transferred from the Art History Department
Object numberS2018.2.284
Not on view
DescriptionPhotograph depicting J.M.W. Turner's painting, "Carthage, Dido Directing the Equipment of the Fleet," first exhibited in 1828.
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Provenance 2018: Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, by transfer from the Art History Department;
likely by 1985 - 2018: Hamilton College (Art History department), by gift of James Garfinkel;
c. 1981-85: James Garfinkel, likely by purchase at auction in London.
Inscribed Verso, bottom center (pencil): "Dido directing the equipment of the fleet Turner"
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