Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.2
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Mystic Lake, Montana Territory
Object Number:
1955.106
Date:
1880 [1876]
Medium:
Black ink and graphite on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/4 x 10 1/4 in. ( 19.7 x 26 cm )
mat: 14 x 18 in. ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: lower left: "Wm. R. Miller, 1880"
inscription: lower right: "July 23d"
inscription: upper: "No. [blank] 1000 Gems/"Mystic Lake. Montana Terotory [sic]"/Composed Novr 12th 1876/7 1/2 x 4 1/2 Pt 20 x 12"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left inside image in black ink: "Wm. R. Miller 1880.".; inscribed at lower right inside image: "July 23d"; at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "No 1000 Gems. / 'Mystic Lake, Montana Territory.' / Composed Novr 12th 1876 / 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 Pt 20 x 12"
Description:
Landscape
Gallery Label:
Intended for the 1,000 Gems of American landscape.
Credit Line:
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
