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Extraordinary Sale of Confiscated Blood Horses at New Orleans, March 3rd, 1863
John R. Hamilton (American, active in 1863–1867)
March 3, 1863
Medium/Technique
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 26.3 x 38.9 cm (10 3/8 x 15 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number51.2783
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik (1962) cat. 955
DescriptionRecto: Horses paraded for sale with many spectators. Buildings in background. Wood engraving reproduction in Harper's Weekly, April 4, 1863, p. 221; text p. 222. Verso: sketch of a horse's leg. Framed in graphite.
Marks
Annotated on verso in graphite: J. R. Hamilton / Harper's Weekly / April 4, 1863, p. 221
InscriptionsInscribed below: Extraordinary Sale of Confiscated Blood Horses at New Orleans - March 3rd 1863 -
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA December 13, 1951