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Drawing, Esopus and Catskills

This is a Drawing. It was created by Daniel Huntington. It is dated ca. 1859 and we acquired it in 1942. Its medium is graphite with white crayon [oxidized] on tan 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

17.7 × 24.7 cm (6 15/16 × 9 3/4 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower margin: Esopus & Catskills - from near Rev D Robertson's - Saugerties) / (the white chalk [?] turned brown)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Esopus and Catskills; Daniel Huntington (American, 1816–1906); USA; graphite with white crayon [oxidized] on tan paper; 17.7 × 24.7 cm (6 15/16 × 9 3/4 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1942-50-824

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