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Drawing, Somes Sound, Mt. Desert, From North

This is a Drawing. It was created by Daniel Huntington. It is dated August 18, 1856 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is graphite on 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

17.6 × 24.5 cm (6 15/16 × 9 5/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower right: Somes Sounds - Mt. Desert / from north | Augt- 18. 56

Cite this object as

Drawing, Somes Sound, Mt. Desert, From North; Daniel Huntington (American, 1816–1906); USA; graphite on paper; 17.6 × 24.5 cm (6 15/16 × 9 5/8 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-1019-a

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