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Pike's Peak and the "Gateway" to the Garden of the Gods.

(American (born in London, England), 1842–1906)
1874
Medium/TechniqueOpaque and transparent watercolor over graphite pencil on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
DimensionsSheet: 32.7 x 51.1 cm (12 7/8 x 20 1/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession number60.436
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ClassificationsWatercolors
InscriptionsSigned and dated lower right in brown wash: W. Paris / 1874
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA April 14, 1960
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