Winslow Homer
.A: Scene on the Back Bay Lands, Boston

ArtistAmerican, 1836–1910
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • .A: Scene on the Back Bay Lands, Boston
  • .B: Mahogany Establishment on the River Ulua, Honduras
Date1859
PlaceBoston, Massachusetts, United States
MediumWood engraving
DimensionsPlate (.A, Scene on the Back Bay Lands): 5 × 9 7/16 in. (12.7 × 24 cm)
Plate (.B, Mahogany Establishment): 4 1/2 × 9 7/16 in. (11.4 × 24 cm)
Sheet: 14 13/16 × 10 7/8 in. (37.6 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineThe Mavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey Collection of Winslow Homer Graphics
Object number75.641.A,.B
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ProvenanceMavis P. and Mary Wilson Kelsey, Houston, by 1975; given to MFAH, 1975.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
,A printed on the plate bottom left: WH
.A printed on the plate bottom right: TARBELL
.B printed on the plate bottom left: KILBURN[circled]

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