California Smelt

Samuel Marsden Brookes

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Samuel Marsden Brookes (American, 1816–1892). California Smelt, ca. 1865–1880. Oil on canvas, 9 7/8 × 13 13/16 in. (25.1 × 35.1 cm) frame: 14 5/8 × 18 3/8 × 2 1/4 in. (37.1 × 46.7 × 5.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of A. R. Brothers, 47.174. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

American Art

Title

California Smelt

Date

ca. 1865–1880

Medium

Oil on canvas

Classification

Painting

Dimensions

9 7/8 × 13 13/16 in. (25.1 × 35.1 cm) frame: 14 5/8 × 18 3/8 × 2 1/4 in. (37.1 × 46.7 × 5.7 cm)

Signatures

Signed lower left: "B [illegible]"

Credit Line

Gift of A. R. Brothers

Accession Number

47.174

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