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The Ruined Mission
William Birch McMurtrie (American, 1816–1872)
1836–72
Medium/Technique
Watercolor over graphite on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 23.8 x 33 cm (9 3/8 x 13 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number59.154
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik (1962) cat. 535
DescriptionRuins of several stone buildings in foreground, wall with arched gateway center, opening to grove and rolling hills. Mountain range beyond.
Marks
Annotated on verso in pen and ink: Dora N. McMurtrie
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA February 12, 1959