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Fishing Boats in a Breeze
19th century
David Claypoole Johnston (Artist) American, 1798-1865 Samuel Owen (Artist) English, 1768-1857
Aquatint and etching printed in color ink on wove paper
Image (and sheet): 7 1/2 × 9 3/4 inches (19.1 × 24.8 cm)
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Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Irving Levitt
71.368
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Inscribed, engraved inscription trimmed from the bottom edge of the image and attached to verso: Fishing Boats in a Breeze. | From an original drawing by S. Owen, Esqr. in the possession of the proprietors of this work.
Provenance
1970-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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David Claypoole Johnston; after Samuel Owen, Fishing Boats in a Breeze, 19th century, aquatint and etching printed in color ink on wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Irving Levitt, 71.368.
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