The Power of Music!
Alphonse-Léon Noël, French, 1807 - 1884
after William Sidney Mount, American, 1807 - 1868
1848
Hand colored lithograph on wove paper
Sight: 18 7/8 in. (47.9 cm)
Sight: 21 1/4 in. (54 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Julia L. Whittier Fund
PR.974.130
Publisher
Goupil & Vibert, Paris
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
19th century
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Printed, lower left: Painted by W. S. MOUNT; center: NEW-YORK, Published by GOUPIL, VIBERT & Co. 289 Broadway / THE POWER OF MUSIC!; lower right: LEON-NOEL fec.t; lower right: This print is Respectfully Dedicated to Mrs. Gideon Lee / by her most obedient Servants, / Goupil, Vibert & Co.
Course History
ENGL 29, American Fiction to 1900, Colleen Boggs, Spring 2014
Africa and African-American Studies 10.01, Introduction to African American Studies, Trica Keaton 1, Winter 2023
Exhibition History
A Space For Dialogue 23, White Eyes, Black Faces: The Depiction of African Americans by White Artists, Evan Jones, Class of 2005, Public Relations Intern, Main Lobby, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, January 4-February 13, 2005.
American Art, Colonial to Modern, Israel Sack Gallery and Rush Family Gallery, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, July 31, 2019-January 20 2020.
Hail, Holy Land: the Idea of America, Strauss and Barrows Galleries, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, June 27-September 7, 1980.
New Selections from the College Collection, Carpenter Hall, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, February 23-June 30, 1979.
Nineteeth Century American Prints, Carpenter Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, March 25-June 12, 1977.
The American Scene: Views of Everyday Life, 1840-1890, Harrington Gallery Teaching Exhibition, ArtH50, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, June 27-September 6, 1998.
Publication History
Evan Jones, A Space For Dialogue 23, White Eyes, Black Faces: The Depiction of African Americans by White Artists, Hanover, New Hampshire: Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, 2005, ill. cover.
Provenance
John Wilmerding; sold to present collection, 1974.
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