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Drawing, Artist's Brook, 1854

This is a Drawing. It was created by Henry Hitchings. It is dated 1854 and we acquired it in 1942. Its medium is graphite on tan wove paper, laid down. 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

23.1 x 34.7 cm (9 1/8 x 13 11/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in graphite, lower right corner: H Hitchings / 1854

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite on mount, lower right: Artist's Brook

Cite this object as

Drawing, Artist's Brook, 1854; Henry Hitchings (1902); USA; graphite on tan wove paper, laid down; 23.1 x 34.7 cm (9 1/8 x 13 11/16 in.) ; Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1942-50-497

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