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An etching depicting low dunes and the ocean.

An etching showing low dunes with scrub brush and short grass in the sand. From the right, a smooth serpent lays on a dune with its body twisting over the sand. In the distance the ocean lays flat and calm underneath fluffy clouds.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
M23481
People
Stephen Alonzo Schoff, American (1818 - 1905)
After Elihu Vedder, American (New York, NY 1836 - 1923 Rome, Italy)
Title
The Sea Serpent
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: American Etchings
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1880
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/253292

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Etching
Dimensions
14 x 22.8 cm (5 1/2 x 9 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Purchase through the generosity of an anonymous donor
Accession Year
1997
Object Number
M23481
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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