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A Deception

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Deception

Samuel Lewis

Date
c. 1780
Medium
pen and black, iron gall, and colored inks with watercolor over graphite on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 36.6 x 47.4 cm (14 7/16 x 18 11/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2008.28.1
Credit line
Gift of Max and Heidi Berry
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • mixed motif
  • still life
  • still
  • Trompe-l'oeil
Provenance

(John Mitchell Fine Paintings, London); (Berry-Hill Galleries, New York); (Godel & Co., New York, 1984); purchased 2008 by NGA.

Inscription

upper right, signed and inscribed twice on theater tickets: S. Lewis. Delin; top center, signed on calling card: Samuel Lewis; center, signed: Mr. Lewis

NGA object ID 139824. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.