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Scene on the Big Sandy River
Alfred Jacob Miller (American, 1810–1874)
1837–74
Medium/Technique
Watercolor over black chalk with gum arabic additions on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 22 x 20.1 cm (8 11/16 x 7 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number58.1148
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik (1962) cat. 552
DescriptionFive mounted Native Americans crossing stream. Old tree with foliage left, two tents in distance right. Variant of watercolor in Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, Maryland.
InscriptionsInscribed lower left with monogram in brush and wash: AJM
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA November 13, 1958