Looking Northwest from Schooner Head, Mount Desert, Maine
Looking Northwest from Schooner Head, Mount Desert, Maine

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Looking Northwest from Schooner Head, Mount Desert, Maine,

1877

Xanthus Smith, American, 1839–1929
2001-148

Information

Title
Looking Northwest from Schooner Head, Mount Desert, Maine
Dates

1877

Maker
Xanthus Smith
Medium
Graphite
Dimensions
25.2 x 38.1 cm. (9 15/16 x 15 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John Wilmerding
Object Number
2001-148
Place Depicted

United States, Maine, Mount Desert

Inscription
in graphite, lower left: Looking N.W. from Schooner Head. | Mt. Desert | Me- in graphite, lower right: WS. | Aus 21 st. | 1877
Culture
American
Type
drawings
Materials
graphite, wove paper
Subject
coastlines, landscapes (representations), rock (inorganic material), oceans

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