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Source Description
Little is known about the artist Edward G. McDowell, but he exhibited at the Maryland Historical Society in 1858 and specialized in landscapes. The title of this wash drawing is inscribed on the reverse, with the additional information that the Falls are "63 [feet] in height - perpendicular."
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Document identity
localId
25549
label
The Great Falls of the Blackwater, Tucker County, Virginia
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obj
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object
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3
Source metadata
id
25549
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
The Great Falls of the Blackwater, Tucker County, Virginia
description
Little is known about the artist Edward G. McDowell, but he exhibited at the Maryland Historical Society in 1858 and specialized in landscapes. The title of this wash drawing is inscribed on the reverse, with the additional information that the Falls are "63 [feet] in height - perpendicular."
provenance
William T. Walters, Baltimore; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
1880
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
drawings (visual works)
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3
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3
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
24.7
height
12.9
dimensionsRaw
H: 9 3/4 x W: 5 1/16 in. (24.7 x 12.9 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature and date] Lower right: E.G. McDowell 1880; [Inscription] Verso: 63 [feet] in height - perpendicular
med
wash drawing heightened with white
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7097
collection_ids
EAN
exhibition_ids
none
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photo
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photo
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photo
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