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The Old Clarkstown Church in 1877

(American, 1839–1922)
1877
Medium/TechniqueGraphite heightened with white watercolor on paper
DimensionsSheet: 32.9 x 23.5 cm (12 15/16 x 9 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession number59.108
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsInscribed lower right: The Old Clarkstown Church in 1877 / Sketch by J. Henry Hill; lower left: Erected 1751, Rebuilt 1826; on the left gravestone: IN / Memory of / ANN wife of / John Hill. / born Oct. 18th 1770 / died Nov. 10th 1847; on right gravestone: IN / Memory of / JOHN HILL, artist / a native of England / born Sept. 9th 1770 / died Nov. 6th 1850
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA February 12, 1959
Restricted: For reference only
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