Medium:

Transparent and some opaque watercolor, white gouache on off-white wove paper

Dimensions:

Left: 6.5 x 10 cm (2 9/16 x 3 15/16 in.)

Right: 7 x 10.7 cm (2 3/4 x 4 3/16 in.)

Type:

costume & accessories

Drawing

Object Name:

Drawing

Made in:

France

Date:

1866–67

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

At left: snowy winter scene, thatched roof house with a chimney spewing smoke, children playing on frozen lake, bare trees, gray sky, two horses pulling a wagon; corners are cut

At right: view of Sorrento at night with Mt. Vesuvius erupting, oval shape; city at left, mid-ground, flame-red eruption on mountain, moon to right, sailboats in gorge, 2 men on shore

Credit Line:

Gift of M. Roy Fisher

Accession Number:

1976-105-11

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq48da17bc7-366a-432d-a3ec-f8eb25875db0

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1976-105-11