Collection Highlights
William Pitt, the Elder, First Earl of Chatham (1708-1778)
Date:
ca. 1770
Object Number:
1864.5
Medium:
Marble
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Museum Collections
Drawings
Black Mountain, Lake George, New York
Object Number:
1947.372
Date:
1876
Medium:
Black ink and wash and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. ( 19 x 27.3 cm )
mat: 14 x 18 in. ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: lower right: "Wm. R. Miller, 1876"
inscription: upper: "No. [blank] 1000 Gems/"Black Mountain, Lake George, N.Y."/Composed May 5th 1876/7 1/2 x 4 1/2. Pt. 30 x 18"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left inside image in black ink: "Wm R. Miller. 1876."; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "No 1000 Gems. / 'Black Mountain, Lake George, N. Y.' / Composed May 5th 1876. / 7 x 4 1/2 Pt 30 x 18."; various annotations outside image
Description:
Landscape/genre
Gallery Label:
Intended for the 1,000 Gems of American landscape.
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriski
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
