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The Lighthouse
Albert Van Beest (American (born in Holland), 1820–1860)
1854–60
Medium/Technique
Watercolor on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 24.4 x 40.3 cm (9 5/8 x 15 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number55.708
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik cat. no 687
DescriptionHouse with lighthouse tower on rock off shore right. Yachts in full sail across background. Cows on shore in foreground. (near New Bedford?)
InscriptionsLL in wash: A Van Beest
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA October 20, 1955