Capturing the Whale
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Nathaniel Currier (American, 1813–1888). Capturing the Whale, n.d.. Hand-colored lithograph on wove paper, sheet: 10 1/8 x 13 3/4 in. (25.7 x 35 cm) image: 9 1/16 x 12 5/8 in. (23 x 32.1 cm) a1991.285.20: 8 × 7 1/4 in. (20.3 × 18.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Harry Elbaum in honor of Daniel Brown, art critic, 1991.285.20. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Capturing the Whale
Date
n.d.
Medium
Hand-colored lithograph on wove paper
Classification
Dimensions
sheet: 10 1/8 x 13 3/4 in. (25.7 x 35 cm) image: 9 1/16 x 12 5/8 in. (23 x 32.1 cm) a1991.285.20: 8 × 7 1/4 in. (20.3 × 18.4 cm)
Signatures
Signed, lower left, printed: "LITH. & PUB. BY N.CURRIER.".
Inscriptions
Inscribed, lower left, printed: "LITH. & PUB. BY N.CURRIER."; lower center, printed: "CAPTURING THE WHALE. / 380"; lower right, printed: "152 NASSAU ST. COR. OF SPRUCE N.Y.".
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Harry Elbaum in honor of Daniel Brown, art critic
Accession Number
1991.285.20
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