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Alpine Landscape
Jasper Francis Cropsey (American, 1823–1900)
1847
Medium/Technique
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 21 x 29.2 cm (8 1/4 x 11 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number1972.826
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
Catalogue Raisonné
Not in Karolik (1962) cat.
DescriptionLandscape with trees at right, mountains in the distance, and a few scattered buildings.
InscriptionsInscribed throughout are color references; upper left : must be higher than 1 or 1 is too high by a / 1/4 of an inch; lower right: J. F. Cropsey / Sept. 30, 1847
ProvenanceBequest of Maxim Karolik (Newport, RI) to MFA September 13, 1972