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Arlington House, Va.
Benson John Lossing (American, 1813–1891)
1853
Medium/Technique
Graphite and wash on blue-gray paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 17.8 x 24.1 cm (7 x 9 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number1973.355
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
Catalogue Raisonné
Not in Karolik (1962) cat.
DescriptionLarge house with pillared portico.
InscriptionsInscribed lower left in graphtie: ...ngton House, Va. / ... 1853 (cut off at left); at right in pen and ink: The building is brick, covered with white stucco. / Columns heavy Doric, also of brick and stuccoed. / A forest in the rear / Stands on the brow of a hill; bottom center in pencil: Arlington House.
ProvenanceBequest of Maxim Karolik, Newport to MFA June 13, 1973