Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Consummation of Empire
Date:
1835-1836
Object Number:
1858.3
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
On the Passaic River, New Jersey
Object Number:
1947.397
Date:
1884
Medium:
Black ink and graphite on beige paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 10 3/4 x 15 in. ( 27.3 x 38.1 cm )
mat: 14 x 18 in. ( 35.6 x 45.7 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: lower right: "Wm. R. Miller, 1884"
inscription: upper: "No [blank] 1000 Gems/(Oil 18 x 12. Water 14 x 10)/"On the Passaic River, N.J."/Composed Novr 15th 1884/9 x 6"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower right inside image in black ink: "Wm. R. Miller 1884."; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "No 1000 Gems. / (Oil 18 x 12 Water 14 x 10) / 'On the Passaic River N.J.' / Composed Novr 15th 1884. / 9 x 6."; annotations inside image
Description:
Landscape
Gallery Label:
Intended for the 1,000 Gems of American landscape.
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriski
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
