Soufrière St. Vincent

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This artwork is in the public domain.
Soufrière St. Vincent
This artwork is in the public domain.
Artist/Maker (British, 1803 – 1885)
Date1831
MediumWatercolor on paper
DimensionsComposition/Sheet: 11 3/8 × 14 3/8 in. (28.9 × 36.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Beinecke Lesser Antilles Collection of Hamilton College
Object number1973.2.a-b
Not on view
DescriptionIsland bay with volcano in the distance. Likely looking north-northeast from near the mouth of the Wallibou River. 2nd sketch on verso of two soldiers on horseback.

Additional Details

Alternate Titles Soufriere St. Vincent
Souffriere St. Vincents
Exhibition History 2007
linton, NY. Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College. "Selections from the Permanent Collection: The Beinecke Collection," June 21 - September 16, 2007 (no cat.).

Markings Pencil sketch on verso depicting two soldiers mounted on horses and the head and raised arm of a third figure in the foreground.
Published References Hough, Samuel J. and Penelope R.O. Hough, THE BEINECKE LESSER ANTILLES COLLECTION AT HAMILTON COLLEGE: A CATOLOGUE OF BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, PRINTS, MAPS, AND DRAWINGS (Trustees of Hamilton College, Clinton, NY, 1994), 335, catalogue no.P35.
Signature Initialed in pencil at lower right: JEA 1831-
Inscribed Inscribed in pencil at lower right: Soufirier St Vincents
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