Winslow Homer
Captain J. W. Watkins

ArtistAmerican, 1836–1910
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Captain J. W. Watkins
  • View of Gloucester, Massachusetts
  • from Ballou's Pictorial, June 6,1857
DateJune 6,1857
PlaceGloucester, Massachusetts, United States
MediumWood engraving and newsprint
DimensionsBlock (.A, Captain J. W. Watkins): 4 1/4 x 3 13/16 in. (10.8 x 9.7 cm)
Block (.B, View of Gloucester): 4 1/2 x 9 3/8 in. (11.4 x 23.8 cm)
Sheet: 14 15/16 x 10 3/4 in. (37.9 x 27.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Winslow Homer Graphics
Object number75.586.A,.B
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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1975; given to MFAH, 1975.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom left edge in pencil: [illegible]-by Winslow Homer June 6,1857, bottom right: 201-57-BP 10p
.A printed on the plate bottom right: PEIRCE

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