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The Ruined Mission
The Ruined Mission

The Ruined Mission

William Birch McMurtrie (American, 1816–1872)
1836–72
Medium/TechniqueWatercolor over graphite on paper
DimensionsSheet: 23.8 x 33 cm (9 3/8 x 13 in.)
Credit LineGift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession number59.154
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsWatercolors
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA February 12, 1959
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