Winslow Homer
The Boston Common

The Boston Common

Public Domain

ArtistAmerican, 1836–1910
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Boston Common
  • from Harper's Weekly
DateMay 22,1858
PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
MediumWood engraving and newsprint
DimensionsPlate : 9 3/16 × 13 7/8 in. (23.3 × 35.2 cm)
 Sheet: 10 1/2 × 15 1/2 in. (26.7 × 39.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Winslow Homer Graphics
Object number75.605
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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1975; given to MFAH, 1975.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom right corner of sheet in pencil: K7 23

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