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Madeira
Edward Meyer Kern (American, 1823–1863)
July 1853
Medium/Technique
Watercolor on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 x 24 cm (5 1/2 x 9 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number1973.335
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
Catalogue Raisonné
Not in Karolik (1962) cat.
DescriptionThe sea, with a cliff lined shore in the background.
InscriptionsInscribed in watercolor lower left: Madeira July/53 / Kern; lower right: Pt.Sol P. Cruz
ProvenanceGiven by the artist to Captain William Brenton Boggs, the Ringgold-Rodgers Expedition's purser; bought from Bogg's granddaughter by Maxim Karolik. Bequest of Maxim Karolik, Newport to MFA June 13, 1973