Obelisk Grave Monument, No. 901 / 920 by Alexander Maxwell — Alexander Maxwell. Obelisk Grave Monument, No. 901 / 920, 1840–80. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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Obelisk Grave Monument, No. 901 / 920

by Alexander Maxwell

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Artist: Alexander Maxwell (American, active 1838–80)
Date: 1840–80
Medium: Pen and ink and blue watercolor
Dimensions: Sheet: 21 7/16 in. × 13 in. (54.5 × 33 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Bequest of Herbert Mitchell, 2008
Accession no.: 2018.839.75

Provenance

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