DrawingsAmerican19th century

Ruins by a River

c. 1825-1830

Artists

David Claypoole JohnstonArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Watercolor and gum arabic over graphite on off-white wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

24.4 x 33.6 cm (9 5/8 x 13 1/4 in.)

Provenance

John Witt Randall, Boston, MA; bequest to his sister Belinda L. Randall, 1892; gift to Harvard University, 1892.

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