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Sketchbook 3
Alvan Fisher (American, 1792–1863)
1817
Medium/Technique
Graphite, pen and ink, brush and wash, charcoal, and watercolor on paper; Leaves bound in marbled boards
Dimensions
Binding boards: 24.6 x 19.5 cm (9 11/16 x 7 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number1978.362
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings – Sketchbooks
Catalogue Raisonné
Not in Karolik (1962) cat.
Description42 leaves. Studies, mostly landscapes. Contains two loose leaves with notes for painting and landscape entitled "Fancy's sketch."
InscriptionsInscribed on flyleaf in graphite, pen and brown ink: Alvin (sic.) Fisher / Boston / 1817
ProvenanceBequest of Maxim Karolik, Newport; to MFA September 13, 1978