Collection Highlights
Napoleon's Authorization for the Sale of the Louisiana Territory
Date:
April 24, 1803
Object Number:
MSS.Y1803
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On the Mountain Road Leading to the Palisades (17)
Object Number:
1912.45q
Date:
1852
Medium:
Graphite and orange watercolor wash on paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. ( 8.3 x 12.1 cm )
mat: 11 x 14 in. ( 27.9 x 35.6 cm )
Marks:
inscriptions: Bottom left: J. Bornet 1852. Bottom right: On the Mountain Road Leading to the Palisades.
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at lower left inside image in graphite: "J. Bornet. 1852."; at lower right outside image: "on the mountain road leading to the / Palisades"
Description:
Landscape
Credit Line:
Gift of Daniel Parish, Jr.
Provenance:
Daniel Parish, Jr., New York City
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
