Sunrise on the Bergan Canal

Title

Sunrise on the Bergan Canal

Date

July 25, 1887

Medium

Pen, ink and wash on paper

Classification

Drawing

Dimensions

Sheet: 9 7/16 x 12 1/2 in. (24 x 31.8 cm) Image: 6 x 10 in. (15.2 x 25.4 cm)

Signatures

Signed and dated at lower left of image: "Wm R. Miller 1887. July 25th"

Inscriptions

Inscribed at top center of sheet in pen: "No 1000 Gems. / (companion to Sunset) / 'Sunrise on the Bergan [sic] Canal, Greenville. N.Y.' / Composed July 25th 1887. / 10 x 6." Instructions to engraver inscribed along bottom edge of image, at left: "Raise this side [here?] 1/8th. in. and [up to here crossed out] 1/8th. [down ?] to correct mistake made. Sky small pastel for basis." and at right, in graphite, "x left side [?] 1/8th this way"

Credit Line

Dick S. Ramsay Fund

Accession Number

47.7.2