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Identification and Creation

Object Number
60.1979
People
Alvan Fisher, American (Needham, MA 1792 - 1863 Dedham, MA)
Title
View of Goat Island, and Part of the Sclosher Fall, Niagara Falls
Other Titles
Former Title: Goat Island above Niagara Falls
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
c. 1820
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/305748

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Graphite and gray wash with brown ink on cream wove paper
Dimensions
25.2 x 37.9 cm (9 15/16 x 14 15/16 in.)
Border drawn in brown ink: 21.4 x 33 cm (8 7/16 x 13 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower edge, brown ink, English, in artist's hand: View of Goat Island & part of the Sclosher Fall
  • inscription: l.l., graphite: GB
  • inscription: verso, u.r., graphite: T-4839 / 8 1/4 x 12 3/4 / x YD / 450
  • inscription: verso, u.l., ballpoint pen: 12/4

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous Loan in honor of Jakob Rosenberg
Object Number
60.1979
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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