Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Drawings
The U. S. "Wabash" in Havanna Harbor, Cuba; verso: studies of two flags
Object Number:
X.369
Date:
1874
Medium:
Graphite, gouache, black ink wash on brown paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/2 x 12 1/4 in. ( 16.5 x 31.1 cm )
mat: 14 x 18 in. ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Not signed. Title at upper right: U.S. Ship Wabash / at Havana / 1874.
Inscriptions:
Inscribed at upper right in graphite: "used / U S Ship Wabash / at Havanna / 1874 --"; along lower edge: "Pinta Wabash Captain General's Barge Aukiles Mono Fortification"; various other identifying inscriptions; verso haslengthy inscription narrating the reception of the Wabash in Havanna
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
