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Reading on the Rocks, Grand Manan
John George Brown (American (born in England), 1831–1913)
about 1877
Medium/Technique
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
58.42 x 38.1 cm (23 x 15 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Walstein C. Findlay, Jr. in memory of William Wadsworth Findlay
Accession Number61.1294
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsPaintings
John George Brown
American (born in England), 1831–1913
Reading on the Rocks, Grand Manan, about 1877
Oil on canvas
This painting, which Brown exhibited in 1892, bears a false signature of Winslow Homer.
Gift of Walstein C. Findlay, Jr. in memory of William Wadsworth Findlay, 1961 61.1294
American (born in England), 1831–1913
Reading on the Rocks, Grand Manan, about 1877
Oil on canvas
This painting, which Brown exhibited in 1892, bears a false signature of Winslow Homer.
Gift of Walstein C. Findlay, Jr. in memory of William Wadsworth Findlay, 1961 61.1294
InscriptionsLower left (in another hand): Homer/1888
ProvenanceThe artist; Walstein C. Findlay, Jr., by about 1959; to MFA, 1961, gift of Walstein C. Findlay, Jr.