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Seascape

(American (born in England), 1779–1851)
1831
Medium/TechniqueOil on canvas
Dimensions43.81 x 70.17 cm (17 1/4 x 27 5/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Martha C. Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Paintings, 1815–1865
Accession number47.1183
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPaintings
Collections
InscriptionsLower left: Thos Birch/1831
ProvenanceThe artist; with private dealer, Philadelphia; with Charles D. Childs, Boston, 1938; to Maxim Karolik, Newport, R. I.; to MFA, 1947, gift of Martha C. (Mrs. Maxim) Karolik.
Philadelphia from Petty Island
Thomas Birch
about 1825
The Rescue
Thomas Birch
1843
The Landing of William Penn
Thomas Birch
about 1850
New York Harbor
Thomas Birch
about 1827–35
Skating
Thomas Birch
about 1830–40
Oxen Plowing
Thomas R. Robinson
1870s
Fanny Kemble
Thomas Sully
1833
Hillside in Summer
Thomas R. Robinson
about 1870