Collection Highlights
Memorial sample card
Date:
Object Number:
1947.490a
Medium:
Watercolor and hair on ivory
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
View of the Harlem River near Kingsbridge, New York
Object Number:
1937.1776
Date:
1870-1889
Medium:
Charcoal and crayon with eraser on paper, laid on paper, sandwiched between boards
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 7/8 x 34 1/4 in. ( 58.1 x 87 cm )
mat: 30 7/8 x 42 3/8 in. ( 78.4 x 107.6 cm )
Marks:
signature: lower left: "R. Schelling"
inscription: on mount: "On the Harlem (near Kingsbridge)"
Inscriptions:
Signed at lower left in white gouache: "R. SCHELLING"; ettiquette on mount inscribed: "On the Harlem (near Kingsbridge.)"
Description:
This is a view across the Harlem River toward the high distant shore.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
