The Paintings of James McNeill Whistler
M.0044
Man shot from a cannon
Date
Man shot from a cannon dates from between 1849 and 1851, and was given to Whistler's fellow pupil at Christ Church Hall, Pomfret, CT, Samuel Hammond (1835-1896).
Man shot from a cannon, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
This is catalogued in MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 44). The entry has been updated.
Images
Man shot from a cannon, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
Subject
Description
Man shot from a cannon, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
The traditional title is inaccurate: a man standing in front of a cannon has been 'shot' by a blast of powder, fortunately not by a cannon ball!
Technique
Technique
Man shot from a cannon, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.
See MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 44).
History
Provenance
- 1849/1850: given to Samuel Hammond (1835-1896) at Christ Church Hall, Pomfret, CT;
- 1896: passed by family descent to his son, Samuel Hammond (1859-1934) and daughter-in-law Grace Hammond (1874-1972);
- 1973: given to their son, Professor Mason Hammond (1903-2002), Harvard, MA;
- 2002: passed to the estate of Professor Hammond;
- 2015: anonymous loan and promised gift to the Fogg Museum, Harvard, in honor of Professor Mason Hammond.
For further details see MacDonald 1995 (cat. rais.) [more] (cat. no. 41).
Exhibitions
- 1904: Oil Paintings, Water Colors, Pastels and Drawings: Memorial Exhibition of the Works of Mr. J. McNeill Whistler, Copley Society, Boston, 1904 (cat. no. 170) as 'Twenty-two Drawings and Sketches done by Mr Whistler while at School in Pomfret, Conn., about 1850'.
Bibliography
Catalogues Raisonnés
- MacDonald, Margaret F., James McNeill Whistler. Drawings, Pastels and Watercolours. A Catalogue Raisonné, New Haven and London, 1995 (cat. no. 44) as 'Man shot from a cannon'.
Catalogues 1855-1905
- Oil Paintings, Water Colors, Pastels and Drawings: Memorial Exhibition of the Works of Mr. J. McNeill Whistler, Copley Society, Boston, 1904 (cat. no. 170) 'Twenty-two Drawings and Sketches done by Mr Whistler while at school at Pomfret, Conn., about 1850.'
Catalogues 1906-Present
- Oils, Water-colors, Drawings and Prints by James McNeill Whistler, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1934 (cat. no. 43, 44 or 45).
Websites
- Harvard Art Museums website.Lebals etc ; label: back of frame containing 33.2015.8-18, label with red border: [stamped:] SAMUEL HAMMOND [partially obscured by wood strip] ;; (not assigned): back of frame containing 33.2015.8-18, cover for exhibition catalogue: [obscured] LOAN COLLECTION / OIL PAINTINGS, WATER COLORS, / PASTELS, & DRAWINGS. / COPLEY SOCIETY. / OF BOSTON. / COPLEY HALL, FEBRUARY 1904 [this is inscribed in graphite, which is difficult to decipher] label: back of frame containing 33.2015.8-18, label with red border: [printed:] M.F.A. / [inscribed, black ink:] S.E. 82 / MRS. SAMUEL / HAMMOND