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Capsizing of the Captain's Gig, Alaska
Capsizing of the Captain's Gig, Alaska

Capsizing of the Captain's Gig, Alaska

Vincent Colyer (American, 1825–1888)
1869
Medium/TechniqueWatercolor on paper
DimensionsSheet: 22.9 x 39.1 cm (9 x 15 3/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession number53.2443
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ClassificationsWatercolors
InscriptionsInscribed lower left in ink: Capsizing of the Captain's gig / of the U.S. Revenue Steam(er) Lincoln / St. Paul's 3d harbor / Alaska Ty - 1869ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA November 13, 1952