Devonian Life of the old red sandstone
Devonian Life of the old red sandstone

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Devonian Life of the old red sandstone,

1876

Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins, 1807–1894; born and died London, United Kingdom
PP337

Information

Title
Devonian Life of the old red sandstone
Dates

1876

Maker
Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
78.4 × 220 cm (30 7/8 × 86 5/8 in.) frame: 92.1 × 233.7 × 5.2 cm (36 1/4 × 92 × 2 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Princeton University, Department of Geosciences, Guyot Hall.
Object Number
PP337
Signatures
Signed and dated lower left: B. Waterhouse Hawkins1876
Culture
British
Type
oil paintings, paintings
Materials
oil paint, canvas
Subject
landscapes (representations), trees, fossils, landscapes (environments), waterfalls

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