DrawingsAmerican19th century

The Pot Hole, East Lebanon, New Hampshire

1869

Artists

William RimmerArtist

Description

The sheet appears to have been torn from a sketchbook; the left edge is ragged.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on off-white wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 31.9 x 36.8 cm (12 9/16 x 14 1/2 in.)

Provenance

From the artist to his daughter Caroline Hunt Rimmer, at his death, 1879; to her niece Edith Rimmer Durham Simonds, 1918; purchased by the Fogg Art Museum, 1936.

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