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1942

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Drawing, From Window of Chalet, Top of Mt. Scheidegg , After a Mist and Storm

This is a Drawing. It was created by Daniel Huntington. It is dated June 12, 1844 and we acquired it in 1942. Its medium is brush and gouache, graphite on pink 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

24.3 × 32.5 cm (9 9/16 × 12 13/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, left center: from window of chalet / top of Mt. Sherdeck. Jun 12 |44 / after a mist & storm); inscribed in black crayon, lower left: Liquid white turned black

Cite this object as

Drawing, From Window of Chalet, Top of Mt. Scheidegg , After a Mist and Storm; Daniel Huntington (American, 1816–1906); USA; brush and gouache, graphite on pink paper; 24.3 × 32.5 cm (9 9/16 × 12 13/16 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1942-50-451

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