Collection Highlights
We mourn our country's loss
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.052.55
Medium:
Paper, linen backing
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Old Revenue Office, New York City
Object Number:
1965.26ab
Date:
1870
Medium:
Brown ink and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall (a): 8 3/8 × 6 1/2 in. (21.3 × 16.5 cm)
Overall (b): 6 3/8 × 5 3/8 in. (16.2 × 13.7 cm)
Marks:
Signed and dated: at lower left:"H.Farrer 1870"
Inscribed: at bottom:"The Old Revenue Office"
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at lower right below four small figures in graphite: "Elttil villat"; at middle left inside image: "higher ^"
Description:
Architecture: The artist's original sketch is accompanied by his etching of the same subject.
Credit Line:
Abbott-Lenox Fund
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
