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The Loss of the Essex by a Sperm Whale
Artist
Robert Swain Gifford
(American, 1840 - 1905)
Datecirca 1895
ClassificationsPainting
MediumGouache
DimensionsObject: 13 1/8 x 14 1/2 in. (33.3 x 36.9 cm)
Sheet: 13 3/8 x 15 9/16 in. (34 x 39.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of the American Book Company
Keyword/Subject
Object number1985.133
Collections
Robert Swain Gifford
1886