Collection Highlights
A Song for the times, or John Brown
Date:
1860-1870
Object Number:
LIB.SY.B1860.104
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The Wreck
Object Number:
1955.145
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 left: "Wm. R. Miller, 1876"
inscription: upper: "No [blank] 1000 Gems/"The Wreck"/Composed May 17th 1876/7 1/2 x 4 1/2 Pt 25 x 15"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left inside image in black ink; "Wm. R. Miller. 1876. / NY."; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "No 1000 Gems. / 'The Wreck' / Composed May 17th 1876. / 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 Pt 25 x 15."
Description:
Seascape
Gallery Label:
Intended for the 1,000 Gems of American landscape.
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
