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1942

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2016

2025

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Drawing, City of Tiberias on Sea of Galilee, Mt. Hermon in Distance

This is a Drawing. It was created by Daniel Huntington and after David Roberts. It is dated ca. 1878 and we acquired it in 1942. 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

25.5 × 35.9 cm (10 1/16 × 14 1/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: City of Iberias[?] on Sea of Galilee / distance should be longer - points more separate; lower center: Mt Hermon in distance / 10,000 feet above Mediterranean

Cite this object as

Drawing, City of Tiberias on Sea of Galilee, Mt. Hermon in Distance; Daniel Huntington (American, 1816–1906); After David Roberts (Scottish, 1796 - 1864); USA; graphite on paper; 25.5 × 35.9 cm (10 1/16 × 14 1/8 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1942-50-445

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