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Departure Bay, Vancouver Island
Departure Bay, Vancouver Island

Departure Bay, Vancouver Island

William Birch McMurtrie (American, 1816–1872)
1849–53
Medium/TechniqueWatercolor and graphite on brown paper
DimensionsSheet: 19.9 x 32.8 cm (7 13/16 x 12 15/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession number59.138
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ClassificationsWatercolors
InscriptionsInscribed lower center in graphite: Departure Bay - Vancouver Isld - Annotated on verso in graphite: Emily F McMurtrie / by / Wm. B. McMurtrie 184-ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA February 12, 1959
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