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Study for "Ship in a Squall" by Washington Allston — VisualArtsDB

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Study for "Ship in a Squall"

Study for "Ship in a Squall"

Study for "Ship in a Squall"

Washington Allston

1830–1839

Medium: Graphite on off-white wove paper
Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 cm (4 1/4 x 3 5/16 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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American

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