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oil paint (paint)92 × 127 Cm
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George Cope was commissioned in 1887 by his friend Levi McCauley of West Chester, Pennsylvania, to commemorate Major McCauley’s service in the Civil War. He depicted the ensemble of military artifacts in a style known as trompe l’oeil (French for “fools the eye”). With its shallow backdrop, precisely rendered objects—including swords, medals, a leather belt and buckle, a Major’s kepi (hat), and a holster—and accompanying shadows, the composition is convincing in its illusionism, drawing viewers in for a closer look.
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| Medium | oil paint (paint) |
| Dimensions | 92 × 127 Cm |
| Tags | militarymedalsswordsregalia |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
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by descent to his son Robert G....
by descent to his son Robert G. McCauley
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Philadelphia, Bailey, Banks & Biddle, Oct. 1887.
Philadelphia, Bailey, Banks & Biddle, Oct. 1887.
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Commissioned by Levi Gheen McCauley, West Chester, PA
Commissioned by Levi Gheen McCauley, West Chester, PA
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Shanghai Museum, <em>Pathways to Modernism: American Art, 1865–1945</em>, Sept. 28, 2018–Jan. 6, 2019, cat. 4.
Shanghai Museum, Pathways to Modernism: American Art, 1865–1945, Sept. 28, 2018–Jan. 6, 2019, cat. 4.
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Judith A. Barter, "True to the Senses and False in Its Essence: Still–Life and Trompe l'Oeil Painting in Victorian America," Museum Studies 31, 1
Judith A. Barter, "True to the Senses and False in Its Essence: Still–Life and Trompe l'Oeil Painting in Victorian America," Museum Studies 31, 1 (Art Institute of Chicago, 2005): 42 (ill.).
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Sarah E. Kelly, “The Civil War Regalia of Major Levi Gheen McCauley,” Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies 30, 1
Sarah E. Kelly, “The Civil War Regalia of Major Levi Gheen McCauley,” Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies 30, 1 (2004): 20–21 (color ill.).
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Clare Kunny and Andrew Walker, “Introduction,” Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies 27, 1
Clare Kunny and Andrew Walker, “Introduction,” Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies 27, 1 (2001): 4–6, (ill.).
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sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2000.
sold to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2000.
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Yang Zhigang, ed., <em>Pathways to Modernism: American Art, 1865–1945</em>, exh. cat.
Yang Zhigang, ed., Pathways to Modernism: American Art, 1865–1945, exh. cat. (Shanghai: Shanghai Book and Painting Press, 2018), cat. 4.
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Greensburg, PA, Westmoreland Museum of Art, Penn's Promise: Still–Life Painting in Pennsylvania, 1898–1930, 1988, cat. 13, as Civil War Accoutrements.
Greensburg, PA, Westmoreland Museum of Art, Penn's Promise: Still–Life Painting in Pennsylvania, 1898–1930, 1988, cat. 13, as Civil War Accoutrements.
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by descent to his nephew, Louis G....
by descent to his nephew, Louis G. McCauley, Binghampton, NY, by 1922
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Schwarz, Philadelphia, by 1997
Schwarz, Philadelphia, by 1997
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Robert Devlin Schwarz, "150 Years of Philadelphia Still–Life painting," Schwarz Philadelphia
Robert Devlin Schwarz, "150 Years of Philadelphia Still–Life painting," Schwarz Philadelphia (1997) no. 74 (ill.).
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