DrawingsAmerican19th century

Telegraph Hill, Nahant

c. 1896-1897

Artists

Maurice Brazil PrendergastArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Watercolor and graphite on cream wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

34.4 × 51.9 cm (13 9/16 × 20 7/16 in.)

Provenance

The artist, gift; to Charles Prendergast, 1924, gift; to Mrs. Charles Prendergast, 1948; to [Kraushaar Galleries, New York], sold; to Helen Pratt Philbin, 1948, bequest; to her son Richard Emmet and his wife, Alan Emmet, gift; to Harvard Art Museums

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