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Libby Prison, Richmond VA
M. B. Leisser (American, 1814–1896)
1861–65
Medium/Technique
Black and white chalk on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 38.7 x 59.4 cm (15 1/4 x 23 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number60.806
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik (Civil War) 0971
DescriptionPrison with flag flying center and small building. Train on bridge in distance right. Boat and river left.
InscriptionsLR in black chalk: M.B. Leisser
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA June 8, 1960