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Fort Lyon, South of Alexandria
Alfred Wordworth Thompson (American, 1840–1896)
about 1862
Place Depicted: Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Medium/Technique
Graphite pencil, touched with white on tan paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 14.6 x 38.1 cm (5 3/4 x 15 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number55.884
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik (Civil War) 1011
DescriptionTwo soldiers in foreground right; horse drawn wagon left; deforested hills and fort beyond.
InscriptionsLower margin in graphite pencil: notes including title; lower right; AT
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA October 20, 1955