Henry Farrer
A Calm Afternoon, Long Island

ArtistAmerican, born England, 1843–1903
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • A Calm Afternoon, Long Island
Date1876
PlaceLong Island, New York, United States
MediumWatercolor on paper
DimensionsSheet: 11 3/4 × 19 in. (29.8 × 48.3 cm)
Frame: 20 3/8 × 26 7/8 × 1 5/16 in. (51.8 × 68.3 × 3.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by "One Great Night in November, 1997"
Object number97.459
Not on view

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Department
American Art
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "The American Watercolor," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 25 March - 14 May 2000.
Exhibited in, "American Watercolor", at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, July 2 to August 31, 2003.

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