Collection Highlights
Napoleon's Authorization for the Sale of the Louisiana Territory
Date:
April 24, 1803
Object Number:
MSS.Y1803
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Drawings
An Ulster County Cottage Scene, Creek Locks, New York
Object Number:
1950.396
Date:
1889
Medium:
Black ink and graphite on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 7/8 x 14 7/8 in. ( 27.6 x 37.8 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "Wm. R. Miller, Del, April 22d 1889/61 Bleeker St., N.Y."
inscription: lower right: "No [blank] 1000 Gems"
inscription: upper: "No [blank] 1000 Gems/"An Ulster County Cottage Scene"/(Creek Locks, N.Y.)/Composed April 22d
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left inside image in black ink over graphite: "Wm. R. Miller Del. April 22 1889. / 61 Bleeker St NY"; inscribed at lower right: "1000 Gems"; at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "No 1000 Gems. / 'An Ulster County Cottage Scene.' / (Creek Locks, N.Y.) / Composed April 22d 1889. / 12 x 8"; various annotations inside image
Description:
Landscape/genre
Gallery Label:
Intended for the 1,000 Gems of American landscape.
Credit Line:
Gift of Grace Miller Carlock, granddaughter of the artist
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
