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Source Description
This watercolor reveals the technical virtuosity of Harry Fenn, an illustrator famed for his rich handling of detail and his bizarre sense of fantasy. As a young man, Fenn sketched widely in the United States for a lavish two-volume set titled Picturesque America. After 1881, he devoted himself to watercolor painting and illustrating. This watercolor represents Lake Memphremagog, which extends across the border of America and Canada, from North Vermont into South Quebec.
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Document identity
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148608
label
Lake Memphremagog
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obj
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drawing
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1
Source metadata
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148608
contentType
drawing
title
Lake Memphremagog
description
This watercolor reveals the technical virtuosity of Harry Fenn, an illustrator famed for his rich handling of detail and his bizarre sense of fantasy. As a young man, Fenn sketched widely in the United States for a lavish two-volume set titled Picturesque America. After 1881, he devoted himself to watercolor painting and illustrating. This watercolor represents Lake Memphremagog, which extends across the border of America and Canada, from North Vermont into South Quebec.
date
c. 1880s
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79928967
creators
4013
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Drawing
imageCount
1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 34.3 x 47.4 cm (13 1/2 x 18 11/16 in.)
cul
America
accession
1976.115
Source extras
tec
watercolor and gouache over graphite
tombstone
Lake Memphremagog, c. 1880s. Harry Fenn (American, 1838/45–1911). Watercolor and gouache over graphite; sheet: 34.3 x 47.4 cm (13 1/2 x 18 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin, 1976.115
supportMaterials
description
modern laid paper, laid down on cream(1) wove paper
collection
DR - American 19th Century
inscriptions
inscription
signed, lower left, in black ink: [artist monogram] ... Memphremagog ; VERSO OF SECONDARY SUPPORT, lower left, in graphite: WCA - 3518 ; [see departmental card for record of old inscriptions]
citations
citation
Rainey, Sue. <em>Creating a World on Paper: Harry Fenn's Career in Art.</em> Amherst, Mass.; Boston, Mass. : University of Massachusetts Press, 2013.
page_number
Mentioned, p. 275, illus. p. 277, fig. 6.50
creditline
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin
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2026-05-29 07:38:02.622000
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148608
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Drawings
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DR - American 19th Century
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watercolor and gouache over graphite
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male
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1
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0
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photo
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