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Perseverance

(American, 1796–1886)
1844–46
Medium/TechniqueBrown and white wash over graphite pencil on buff paper
DimensionsSheet: 35.2 x 49.8 cm (13 7/8 x 19 5/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession number55.789
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ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsLR in pen and ink: A B Durand; UR in graphite: title
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA October 20, 1955
Speculation
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