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Seated figure of bearded man in white, looking at wraiths of man and woman walking over the sea

Description

Watercolor on paper drawing of "Seated Figure of Bearded Man in White, looking at Wraiths of Man and Woman Walking over the Sea", July 20, 1797, from the Latrobe Sketchbooks, by Benjamin Henry Latrobe. This drawing features a bearded man garbed in white sitting against a rocky cliff by the rough sea. He peeks from under a hood at two ghost-like figures in the moonlight of a man and woman holding hands and hovering above the waves.

Date

1797-07-20

Materials

Watercolor on paper

Dimensions

7 x 10.5 inches

Object ID

1960.108.1.3.9

Accession Number

1960.108

Resource ID

4714

Notes

Sketchbook 3

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.