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Bound for the North River

A work made of photoetching, pl. v from the album "wild life on a tidal water: the adventures of a house-boat and her crew" (1890).
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  • A work made of photoetching, pl. v from the album "wild life on a tidal water: the adventures of a house-boat and her crew" (1890).

Date:

1887

Artist:

Peter Henry Emerson
English, born Cuba, 1856–1936

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Peter Henry Emerson

Title

Bound for the North River

Place

England (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1887

Medium

Photoetching, pl. V from the album "Wild Life on a Tidal Water: The Adventures of a House-Boat and Her Crew" (1890)

Edition

270 of 500

Dimensions

Image: 8.1 × 15 cm (3 1/4 × 5 15/16 in.); Paper: 24.5 × 30 cm (9 11/16 × 11 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

Ernest Kahn Endowment; Arnold Crane Endowment; Photography and Media Purchase Fund

Reference Number

2006.196.5

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