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Headquaters of Major-Gen. Banks at Riley's Plantation, Near Port Hudson, La.

(American, active in 1863–1867)
1863
Medium/TechniqueGraphite, squared for reproduction, on paper
DimensionsSheet: 17.8 x 25.1 cm (7 x 9 7/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession number51.2784
On View
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ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsInscribed below: Head-quarters of Major Gen. Banks at Riley's plantation near / Port Hudson, La -
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA December 13, 1951
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