Collection Highlights
Novi Belgii Novaque Angliae Nec Non Partis Virginiae Tabula
Date:
After 1655
Object Number:
LIB.NS4.M31.1.38
Medium:
Engraving, hand colored
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Museum Collections
Drawings
Waterfall near Wawarsing, Ulster County, New York
Object Number:
1947.380
Date:
1881
Medium:
Black ink and wash, scratching out, and graphite on green paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 x 10 3/4 in. ( 38.1 x 27.3 cm )
mat: 18 x 14 in. ( 45.7 x 35.6 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: lower right: "Wm.R. Miller/ 1875-81"
inscription: upper: "No [blank] 1000 Gems/No [blank] Colour & Effect/"In the Woods of Weehawken, N.J."/Recomposed Jany 30th 1881/(Basis of Comp. No [blank])/9 1/2 x 7 Pt. 16 x 12"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left inside image in black ink: "Wm. R. Miller. 1881."; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "No 1000 Gems. / (No Effect & Colour) / 'Waterfall near Wawarsing, N.Y.' / (Ulster County) / Composed Jany 28th 1881. / 10 x 7"; various annotations inside image
Description:
Landscape
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.
