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Boston: View of the city and harbor
Edwin Whitefield (American (born in England), 1816–1892)
Medium/Technique
Graphite pencil, pen and watercolor on vetically lined paper
Dimensions
Image: 19.8 x 50.3 cm (7 13/16 x 19 13/16 in.)
Sheet: 30.3 x 57.2 cm (11 15/16 x 22 1/2 in.)
Sheet: 30.3 x 57.2 cm (11 15/16 x 22 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number53.2480
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
DescriptionField foreground; city beyond.
InscriptionsLL in graphite: E. Whitefield; UR: View of Boston; scattered notes and sketches of buildings.
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA November 12, 1953