Collection Highlights
New York City Hall, front elevation
Date:
1802
Object Number:
PR.040.1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Afternoon Looking North. On the Potomac. Virginia
Object Number:
1947.556
Date:
1830s-40s
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, and selective glazing, with touches of gouache on paper formerly laid on buff card
Dimensions:
Overall: 8 3/8 x 13 5/8 in. ( 21.3 x 34.6 cm )
Marks:
Old mount inscribed above in brown watercolor: "AFTERNOON looking NORTH."; below: "On the POTOMAC. VIRGINIA."
Inscriptions:
Old mount inscribed above in brown watercolor: "AFTERNOON looking NORTH."; below: "On the POTOMAC. VIRGINIA."
Description:
Landscape
Gallery Label:
This watercolor is one of Harvey's different epochs of the day, ca. 1830s-40s. According to the artist, the view was taken on the Potomac River near Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
Credit Line:
Gift of Charles E. Dunlap
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
