Photo of collection object Sunrise on the Bergan Canal
William Rickarby Miller. Sunrise on the Bergan Canal, July 25, 1887. Pen, ink and wash on paper, Sheet: 9 7/16 x 12 1/2 in. (24 x 31.8 cm) Image: 6 x 10 in. (15.2 x 25.4 cm). Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 47.7.2. No known copyright restrictions.

Sunrise on the Bergan Canal

July 25, 1887

William Rickarby Miller

American, 1818-1893

American Art

Classification
Drawing
Formatted Medium
Pen, ink and wash on paper
Medium
pen, ink, wash, paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 7/16 x 12 1/2 in. (24 x 31.8 cm) Image: 6 x 10 in. (15.2 x 25.4 cm)
Inscribed
Inscribed at top center of sheet in pen: "No 1000 Gems. / (companion to Sunset) / 'Sunrise on the Bergan [sic] Canal, Greenville. N.Y.' / Composed July 25th 1887. / 10 x 6." Instructions to engraver inscribed along bottom edge of image, at left: "Raise this side [here?] 1/8th. in. and [up to here crossed out] 1/8th. [down ?] to correct mistake made. Sky small pastel for basis." and at right, in graphite, "x left side [?] 1/8th this way"
Departments
American Art
Accession Number
47.7.2
Credit Line
Dick S. Ramsay Fund
Rights Statement
No known copyright restrictions
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