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Album of Western Sketches: "The Narrows," or Entrance to New York Bay
George Tattersall (English, 1817–1849 (active U.S. 1836))
1838
Place Depicted: Entrance to New York Bay, United States
Medium/Technique
Pen and ink and watercolor and brush on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 21.9 x 30.2 cm (8 5/8 x 11 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number56.400.1
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik cat. no 837 (Visiting Foreign Artists)
DescriptionBoats on rocky sea.
One of album of 55 pages of drawings, bound by Riviere and Son, London. Full green morocco, gilt
One of album of 55 pages of drawings, bound by Riviere and Son, London. Full green morocco, gilt
InscriptionsPen and red ink: Geo: Tattersal, 1838
In lower margin in pen and black ink: title
In lower margin in pen and black ink: title
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA June 7, 1956