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View from the Packet Wharf at Frenchtown Looking down Elk Creek

Benjamin Henry Latrobe

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a landscape with a small wooden cabin and a body of water. A tree with sparse leaves stands to the left of the cabin. Three people stand near the cabin. A rope fence runs along the edge of the water. A mountain range is visible in the background. A sailboat is on the water. The sky is yellowish. The image has a border around it. The image has writing at the bottom.

Artwork Details

Date
1806
Medium
Watercolor, pen and iron gall ink, and graphite on off-white wove paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
599 × 454 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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