Henry Farrer
1843-1903
Two Studies of a Clipper and a Steamship
11 x 6 3/4 inches (280 x 170 mm)
Graphite on blue wove paper.
1980.38:9
Gift of Cecily Langdale Davis.
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Watermark: none.
Trimmed irregularly around inscription, 6 15/16 inches (176 mm) at widest point.
Trimmed irregularly around inscription, 6 15/16 inches (176 mm) at widest point.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed at top, below clipper, "nimweigen"; at center, next to steamship, "Bright Red Flag against Brownish / Black Smoke, smoke stack Red / with Black top"; below, next to same ship, "Just in".
Associated names
Davis, Cecily Langdale, former owner.
Bibliography
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Nineteenth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1978-1980. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1981, p. 190.
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