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Two mourning young women leaning against an urn on a tomb, under a willow tree
To the Memory of Joseph Adams and Hannah Adams
Two mourning young women leaning against an urn on a tomb, under a willow tree
probably 1803-1805
Medium/Technique
Watercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions
Sight: 38.1 x 39.4 cm (15 x 15 1/2 in.)
Framed: 40.6 x 43.2 cm (16 x 17 in.)
Framed: 40.6 x 43.2 cm (16 x 17 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Kenelm Winslow Coons in memory of Quentin and Persis Coons
Accession Number2012.283
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
InscriptionsOn tomb in foreground: To the memory of Joseph / Adams who died May 5th 1794 / Aged 79 years. And to the Memory of Hannah Adams / who died August 13th / 1803 Aged 73 Years
ProvenanceEdward C. Wheeler, Jr. Esq, Boston, MA; Chuck Emmons Auction Center, Sanbornville, New Hampshire; 1954 purchased by Quentin and Persis Coons; February 16, 1988 by inheritance to Deborah and Kenelm W. Coons; their gift to MFA (May 30, 2012)