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Bayou in Moonlight
James Hamilton (American, 1819–1878)
about 1864
Medium/Technique
Opaque watercolor on paper (cut in circle)
Dimensions
Diameter of sheet: 39.4 mm. (15 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number55.746
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik cat. 321
DescriptionFull moon reflected in water of swamp; dead trees hung with moss on points of land.
InscriptionsSigned lower center in black wash: (J.) Hamilton
ProvenanceFormerly T.L. 8912, purchased from Victor Spark by Maxim Karolik by February 1955 (his TL 8968.2)
Maxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA October 20, 1955
Maxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA October 20, 1955