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U.S.S. "Bienville" W.G.B. SQN.
Frederick Albert Castle (American, 1842–1902)
1864
Medium/Technique
Graphite and gray wash on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 13.8 x 19.8 cm (5 7/16 x 7 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number57.314
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik (Civil War) 0916
DescriptionCivil War Drawing. Verso: graphite sketch of a sail boat
InscriptionsInscribed in wash lower left: New Orleans, SEpt. 21st 1864 -
Inscribed in wash lower center: U.S.S. "Bienville." W.G.B. Sq'n. / Second Class. Paddle wheel. 11 guns. 1,558 tonnage.
Inscribed in wash lower right: Castle
Inscribed in wash lower center: U.S.S. "Bienville." W.G.B. Sq'n. / Second Class. Paddle wheel. 11 guns. 1,558 tonnage.
Inscribed in wash lower right: Castle
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA April 11, 1957