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The City of Baton Rouge, Lousiana
Theodore Russell Davis (American, 1840–1894)
1862
Medium/Technique
Graphite and chinese white on paper (corners cut)
Dimensions
Sheet: 12.9 x 36.3 cm (5 1/16 x 14 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number51.2781
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik (Civil War) 0932
DescriptionSteamships in the water, with Baton Rouge in the background. For wood engraving in Harper's Weekly, August 30, 1862, p. 556, text p. 559.
InscriptionsInscribed lower left in graphite: Wharf Boat / "Balton Rouge"; lower center: capitol; lower right: asylum
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA December 13, 1951