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The Brilliant Polka
1862
Medium/Technique
Lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 35.7 x 49.5 cm (14 1/16 x 19 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number58.909
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik (1962) cat. 514
DescriptionMusic Cover proof. At top: title and dedication, To William W. Long Esq.; at bottom: Emile Masson Del./ J. Queen Lith. / P. S Duvaland Son, Lith. Phila / Composed by / L. Engelke. / J. E. Gould.../ Philadelphia./ Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1862 by W. W. Long ... Two couples dancing, two girls in background left. Title below in form of rebus.
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA September 18, 1958