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View on Lake Superior (from McGuire Scrapbook) by Henry Inman

View on Lake Superior (from McGuire Scrapbook)

Henry Inman · 1801

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DETAILS
Artist
Henry Inman
Date
1801
Medium
Graphite on off-white wove paper, mounted on off-white Bristol board
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
3 7/8 x 6 5/8 in. (9.8 x 16.8 cm)
Collection
The American Wing
Culture
American
Credit line
Gift of James C. McGuire, 1926
ART MOVEMENTS
Hudson River School
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THE ARTIST

Henry Inman

Henry Inman was a prominent American portraitist and lithographer, celebrated for his detailed portraits of figures like Martin Van Buren and his ambitious project to document Native American leaders.

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