Narrows at Lake George

William Pierie (Captain)

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

William Pierie (Captain) (American, active late 18th century). Narrows at Lake George, 1777. Watercolor on cream, thick, rough-textured, laid paperboard, Sheet: 8 7/16 x 10 3/16 in. (21.4 x 25.9 cm) Frame: 16 3/8 x 21 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. (41.6 x 54 x 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 50.66.1. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

American Art

Title

Narrows at Lake George

Date

1777

Medium

Watercolor on cream, thick, rough-textured, laid paperboard

Classification

Watercolor

Dimensions

Sheet: 8 7/16 x 10 3/16 in. (21.4 x 25.9 cm) Frame: 16 3/8 x 21 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. (41.6 x 54 x 3.8 cm)

Signatures

Signed lower right: "P"; inscribed lower left, in graphite: "Narrows at Lake George"; inscribed lower left border, in gold ink: "View of America by Capt. Pierie, Artillery"

Credit Line

Dick S. Ramsay Fund

Accession Number

50.66.1

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