Collection Highlights
The Surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown
Date:
Object Number:
PR.068.34
Medium:
Paper, engraving
SUPPORT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
Museum Collections
Luce Center
Norham Castle on the Tweed, England
Object Number:
1950.401
Date:
1884
Medium:
Black ink and wash and graphite on gray paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 15 x 10 3/4 in. ( 38.1 x 27.3 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: lower right: "Wm. R. Miller/ 1884"
inscription: upper: "No [blank] 1000 Gems/(No [?] Series)/"Blarney Castle nr Cork, Ireland"/Composed April 25th 1884/10 1/2 x 8--20 x 16"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right inside image in black ink: "Wm R. Miller / 1884."; inscribed at lower left inside image: "No"; at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "No 1000 Gems. / (No Diaz Series) / 'Norham Castle on the Tweed.' / (Composed April 24th 1884. / 10 1/2 x 8 = 20 x 16."; annotations inside image
Description:
Architecture/landscape
Gallery Label:
Intended for the 1,000 Gems of American landscape.
Credit Line:
Gift of Grace Miller Carlock, granddaughter of the artist
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
