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inv. 155
Chebacco River, etc., from West Parish of Gloucester
1850s
Graphite on paper 1 sheet of paper
10 1/2 x 24 1/4 in. (26.7 x 61.6 cm)
Inscribed across bottom (in pencil): Chebacco River +c from West Parish of Gloucester / Sketched by F.H. Lane; Inscribed lower right (in pencil): Sketch for Stacy

Commentary

Although traditionally undated, this drawing is so closely related to Annisquam Marshes near Gloucester, Massachusetts, 1848 (inv. 70) that it should probably also have a date of 1848.

Related Work in the Catalog

Provenance (Information known to date; research ongoing.)

the Artist, Gloucester, Mass.
Joseph L. Stevens, Jr., Gloucester, Mass.
Samuel H. Mansfield, Gloucester, Mass.
Cape Ann Museum, Gloucester, Mass., 1927

Marks & Labels

Marks: Inscribed upper left (in red ink): 65 [numbering system used by curator A. M. Brooks upon Samuel H. Mansfield's donation of the drawings to the Cape Ann Museum]

Exhibition History

Cape Ann Historical Association, Gloucester, Massachusetts, Training the Eye and Hand: Fitz Hugh Lane and Nineteenth Century American Drawing Books, September 17, 1993–January 29, 1994.

Published References

Paintings and Drawings by Fitz Hugh Lane. Gloucester, MA: Cape Ann Historical Association, 1974., fig. 89.

Related historical materials

Cape Ann Locales
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Citation: "Chebacco River, etc., from West Parish of Gloucester, 1850s (inv. 155)." Fitz Henry Lane Online. Cape Ann Museum. http://fitzhenrylaneonline.org/catalog/entry.php?id=155 (accessed November 23, 2024).
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