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Fort Laramie and Ferry of Platte River
Frederick Hawkins Piercy (English, 1830–1891)
1853
Medium/Technique
Graphite and Chinese white on paper
Dimensions
Legacy: 15.2 x 23.9 cm (6 x 9 7/16 in.)
Sheet: 17.5 x 24.6 cm (6 7/8 x 9 11/16 in.)
Sheet: 17.5 x 24.6 cm (6 7/8 x 9 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number57.273
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik (1962) cat. 828
DescriptionMen and boat in foreground. Buildings and tent beyond, and hills in background.
InscriptionsInscribed lower left signatures in graphite in reverse; lower right: Fort Laramie and / Ferry of Platt River
Inscribed on verso in graphite: Fort Laramie and Ferry Platt River / Drawn by Frederick Piercy, 1853
Inscribed on verso in graphite: Fort Laramie and Ferry Platt River / Drawn by Frederick Piercy, 1853
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA April 11, 1957