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Ship Breaking Up in Lightning Storm at Sea

1800–1900
Medium/TechniqueWhite and black chalk, scratching, on sandpaper, mounted on board
DimensionsSheet: 30.5 x 40.6 cm (12 x 16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Clifford S. Ackley in honor of Francis Dolloff and Liz Crosby
Accession number1991.477
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsVerso, ctr., in ink: Fields; in graphite: Boston Gallery.
ProvenancePurchase from junk dealer, 1966; Clifford S. Ackley, Boston, MA; gift to MFA June, 1991.
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