Collection Highlights
Study for "Departure of the Seventh Regiment for the War, April 19, 1861"
c. 1865-69
1946.174
Oil over graphite on brown paper, varnished, laid on heavy board, nailed and mounted on a wood panel
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Wreck in Scratchell's Bay, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
Title
Wreck in Scratchell's Bay, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
Date
1892
Medium
Black ink and wash, white gouache, and graphite on gray paper
Dimensions
Overall: 10 3/4 x 15 in. ( 27.3 x 38.1 cm )
mat: 14 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. ( 36.2 x 48.9 cm )
Description
Marine
Credit Line
Purchase, James B. Wilbur Fund
Object Number
1955.149
Marks
signature and date: lower left: "Wm. R. Miller Del./Augt 8th 1892"
inscription: upper: "No [blank] Marine Series/"A Wreck in Scratchell's Bay"/(Isle of Wight)/Composed Augt 8th 1892/12 x 8"
Inscriptions
Signed and inscribed at lower left inside image in black ink: "Wm. R. Miller. Del / Augt. 8th 1892."; inscribed at upper center outside image in black ink over graphite: "No Marine Series. / 'A Wreck in Scratchell's Bay.' / (Isle of Wight.) / Composed Augt 8th 1892. / 12 x 8"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
