DrawingsAmerican19th-20th century

Beach Scene with Children

19th-20th century

Artists

William Samuel HortonArtist

Description

Paper perforated at one edge where torn from sketchbook.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on white wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th-20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 19.9 x 25.4 cm (7 13/16 x 10 in.)

Provenance

William Samuel Horton; possibly by bequest; to Gray Horton, 1936; to Mr. and Mrs. Ellerton Jetté, Sebec, Maine; gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1970.

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