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The Great Falls of the Blackwater, Tucker County, Virginia
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Little is known about the artist Edward G. McDowell, but he exhibited at the Maryland Historical Society in 1858 and specialized in landscapes. The title of this wash drawing is inscribed on the reverse, with the additional information that the Falls are "63 [feet] in height - perpendicular."
Inscription
Provenance
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William T. Walters, Baltimore; inherited by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
Geographies
USA
(Place of Origin)
USA, Great Falls of the Blackwater, Virginia, Tucker County (Place Depicted)
Measurements
H: 9 3/4 x W: 5 1/16 in. (24.7 x 12.9 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by William T. Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
37.1580