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The Mississippi above Prairie du Chien, Wis.
Image Not Available for The Mississippi above Prairie du Chien, Wis.

The Mississippi above Prairie du Chien, Wis.

Edwin Whitefield (American (born in England), 1816–1892)
1856–59
Medium/TechniqueGraphite and colored washes, with white watercolor, on paper
DimensionsSheet: 15.2 x 23.3 cm (6 x 9 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession number53.2509
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ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsBelow L in pen and ink: From Nature, by E. Whitefield R: 15 miles above Prairie du Chien, Wis.ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA November 12, 1953