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Near Mt. Etna, Sicily

Near Mt. Etna, Sicily
Title
Near Mt. Etna, Sicily
Date 
ca. 1854-69
Medium 
Oil on canvas
Dimensions 
Overall: 11 3/8 x 20 3/4 in. ( 28.9 x 52.7 cm )
Credit Line 
Gift of Nora Durand Woodman
Object Number 
1932.41
Marks 
Inscription: Penciled on stretcher: "SICILY / T. H. HOTCHKISS / NEAR AETNA"
Gallery Label 
This view was taken from ruins of the Greek Theater. Henry Tuckerman, in his Book of the Artists, p 569, calls attention to two views of the ruined theater of Taormina with Mount Etna in the distance, and two other views of Mount Etna by Hotchkiss which "deserve much praise."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group