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Mechanical Device with Pulleys and Chain by Washington Allston — VisualArtsDB

Mechanical Device with Pulleys and Chain

Mechanical Device with Pulleys and Chain

Washington Allston

1839–1843

Medium: Graphite on off-white wove paper
Dimensions: 12.6 x 20.2 cm (4 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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American

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