Collection Highlights
Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis), Study for Havell pl. no. 26
c. 1825
1863.17.26
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black ink with scraping and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
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Afternoon Rainbow. Boston Common from Charles Street Mall. Boston, Massachusetts
Title
Afternoon Rainbow. Boston Common from Charles Street Mall. Boston, Massachusetts
Date
1829-34 or 1850s
Medium
Watercolor, gouache, and selective glazing over graphite on paper laid on buff card
Dimensions
Overall: 8 3/8 x 13 5/8 in. ( 21.3 x 34.6 cm )
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Screven Lorillard
Object Number
1952.411
Marks
signed: lower right: "G. Harvey"
inscription: above picture: "Afternoon Rainbow"
inscription: below picture: "Boston Common from Charles Street Mall"
Inscriptions
Signed at lower right in green watercolor: "G. HARVEY"; card inscribed above in brown watercolor: "AFTERNOON RAINBOW"; below: "BOSTON COMMON from CHARLES STREET MALL."
Gallery Label
This watercolor is one of Harvey's different epochs of the day, ca. 1830s-40s.
Provenance
John Elliot Howard, England
Bibliography
Olson, Roberta J. M. "George Harvey's Anglo-American atmospheric landscapes." The Magazine Antiques 174 (2008): 112-121.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
