Discovery of the Ophir, Comstock (Portrait of Two Prospectors)

Painting

-

anonymous...

Name/Title

Discovery of the Ophir, Comstock (Portrait of Two Prospectors)

Entry/Object ID

2022.81.2

Type of Painting

Easel

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on canvas, Oil, Canvas

Category

American Art, 1800 to 1945

Acquisition

Accession

2022.81

Source or Donor

Bonhams & Butterfields
,
Ted Barr
,
Melza Barr

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Credit Line

Crocker Art Museum, Melza and Ted Barr Collection

Notes

Crocker Art Museum, Melza and Ted Barr Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown maker

Role

Painter

Date made

n.d.

Time Period

19th Century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

North America

Notes

Unknown artist (American, active 19th century)

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Web-Tag-People, Web-Tag-Animals

Dimensions

Height

24-1/2 in

Width

20-1/4 in

Height

31-1/4 in

Width

27 in

Location

Category

Display

Category

Temporary

Category

Conservation

Category

Temporary

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Website Medium

Label

Oil on canvas

General Notes

Note

Arrived 8/24/2022 via Aaron Bastien

Note Type

Cataloging Note

Note

Updated artist information and ethnography notes for proper display on the website. [IR 02/18/2026]