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The Capital, Washington
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City Hall, New York
The Capital, Washington
Eveline F. Willis (American, 19th century)
Place Depicted: New York, New York, United States
Medium/Technique
Pen and watercolor on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 9.0 x 15.1 cm (3 9/16 x 5 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number58.936
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik cat. no 1172, fig. 271 (Folk artists)
DescriptionFolk art- landscape. City hall under bright sun, on lawn with fence; three trees left, garlanded flagpole right, flying pennant inscribed Washington. Riders and horse-drawn vehicless in front; three hills in background.
Page from an album of 1828 by Eveline F. Willis called Memory Book; a portf. of 12 pages from this book was pub. by the FAR Gallery, NY, 1945
Page from an album of 1828 by Eveline F. Willis called Memory Book; a portf. of 12 pages from this book was pub. by the FAR Gallery, NY, 1945
Provenance1958, gift of Maxim Karolik (b. 1893 - d. 1963), Newport, RI, to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 18, 1958)