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U.S.S. "Bienville" W.G.B. SQN.
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U.S.S. "Bienville" W.G.B. SQN.

Frederick Albert Castle (American, 1842–1902)
1864
Medium/TechniqueGraphite and gray wash on paper
DimensionsSheet: 13.8 x 19.8 cm (5 7/16 x 7 13/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession number57.314
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ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsInscribed in wash lower left: New Orleans, SEpt. 21st 1864 - Inscribed in wash lower center: U.S.S. "Bienville." W.G.B. Sq'n. / Second Class. Paddle wheel. 11 guns. 1,558 tonnage. Inscribed in wash lower right: CastleProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA April 11, 1957