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Scene on the Nile
Henry Bacon (American, 1839–1912)
1896–97
Medium/Technique
Watercolor on paper
Dimensions
32 x 50 cm (12 5/8 x 19 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Louisa W. and Miss Marian R. Case
Accession Number20.1870
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
DescriptionFramed with Boston Sunday Globe Nov. 13, 1896 for backing.
Signed
Lower left: Henry Bacon Cairo
Provenance1897-98, sold by the artist in Egypt to James Brown Case (1825-1907), Boston and Weston, MA; by descent to his daughters, Louisa W. Case (1862-1946) and Marian R. Case (1864-1944), Weston; 1920, gift of Misses Louisa W. and Marian R. Case to the MFA.