Winslow Homer
The Fountain on Boston Common

ArtistAmerican, 1836–1910
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Fountain on Boston Common
  • from Ballou's Pictorial, August 15, 1857
DateAugust 15,1857
PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
MediumWood engraving and newsprint
DimensionsPlate : 6 15/16 × 9 1/2 in. (17.6 × 24.1 cm)
Sheet: 14 15/16 × 11 1/8 in. (37.9 × 28.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Winslow Homer Graphics
Object number75.590
Non exposé

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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1975; given to MFAH, 1975.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom right margin of sheet in pencil reading vertically: G9 204-57-BP, top right: Homer
printed on the plate bottom left: HOMER

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