Collection Highlights
Matthew Perry
Date:
ca. 1855
Object Number:
PR.012.2.787
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
On the North Side: Near the Head of Lake Ontario
Object Number:
1954.207
Date:
1822
Medium:
Watercolor and selective glazing over graphite with touches of gouache and scratching out on paper laid card, overmatted with brown paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. ( 15.9 x 23.5 cm )
Marks:
signed and dated: lower left of center : "G. Harvey, 18[?]2"
inscription: lower center: "On the North side: Near the Head of Lake Ontario"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left of center in brown watercolor: "G HARVEY 183[2?]2"; card inscribed below image in black ink and white gouache: "ON the NORTH side" NEAR the HEAD of LAKE ONTARIO"
Description:
Landscape
Gallery Label:
This watercolor was formerly cited as a view of the home of Timothy and Maria (Havey) Baxter, sister of the artist, on the present site of London, Ontario, Canada.
Credit Line:
Purchase
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
