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Cape St. John, Staten Island, Tierra Del Fuego
Cape St. John, Staten Island, Tierra Del Fuego

Cape St. John, Staten Island, Tierra Del Fuego

William Birch McMurtrie (American, 1816–1872)
1849
Medium/TechniqueGraphite and watercolor washes on paper
DimensionsSheet: 24.3 x 33.4 cm (9 9/16 x 13 1/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession number59.157
On View
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ClassificationsWatercolors
InscriptionsInscribed on verso in pen: Cape St John Staten Island / S.E. by Comp. 9. miles / April 1849. / McMProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA February 12, 1959
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