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Drawing, Frenchman Bay, Schooner Head, Mt. Desert, Maine

This is a Drawing. It was created by Daniel Huntington. It is dated August 22, 1856 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is graphite, white crayon on grey paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was bequest of Erskine Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

27.4 × 42.6 cm (10 13/16 × 16 3/4 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: Frenchmans bay / Schooner head. Mt. Desert / looking north / Aug 22. 56. reflected light on near rocks; additional inscription added later, above: [m]ust have been late / [i]n afternoon for the western[?] / [in] the Porcupine islands / note 1881

Cite this object as

Drawing, Frenchman Bay, Schooner Head, Mt. Desert, Maine; Daniel Huntington (American, 1816–1906); USA; graphite, white crayon on grey paper; 27.4 × 42.6 cm (10 13/16 × 16 3/4 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-1014

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