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Print, A Tower of Cortez, Mexico, 1883

This is a Print. It was created by Thomas Moran. It is dated 1883 and we acquired it in 1948. Its medium is etching in black ink on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was bequest of Miss Ruth B. Moran. It is credited Bequest of Ruth B. Moran.

Its dimensions are

Platemark: 29.3 x 24.3 cm (11 9/16 x 9 9/16 in.) Sheet: 44.6 x 36.7 cm (17 9/16 x 14 7/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: Handmade Sweden

It is signed

Signed and dated in plate, lower right: TMoran / 1883; signed in graphite, lower left margin: T. Moran.

It is inscribed

Inscribed in plate, lower left: A tower of Cortes / Mexico [reversed]

Cite this object as

Print, A Tower of Cortez, Mexico, 1883; Thomas Moran (American, b. Britain, 1837–1926); Mexico; etching in black ink on paper; Platemark: 29.3 x 24.3 cm (11 9/16 x 9 9/16 in.) Sheet: 44.6 x 36.7 cm (17 9/16 x 14 7/16 in.); Bequest of Ruth B. Moran; 1948-71-3

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