The Taking of the Veil (1863)

Name:              The Taking of the Veil
Artist:            Robert W Weir
a/k/a:             The Consecration of a Nun
Year:              1863 
Format:            Oil on canvas
Size:              49.5x39.75
Signed?            Robt. W. Weir/1863, lower left
Location:          Yale University Art Gallery (2011)
Website ID:        VEIL2
Estate #:          884a
Provenance:        Belonged to A. C. Alden ~1879 per “Artists of the Nineteenth Century and Their Works: A Handbook Containing Two...”
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Exhibited?         Centennial Exhibition 1876
Weir Family 2011
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Tuckerman?         Yes
Irene Weir Book?   p125, p146
William Gerts?     p22
Ahrens Plate/Page? 4-18 29,30,31,87,90
References:        West Point Academy Death Notice. The Evening Post 19 Feb 1863
The Weir Family, 1820-1920 (Marian Wardle, 2011) p.43
Notes:             Carlotta, daughter of Larenzana family.
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Score:             6/10
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