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Design for the Washington Memorial, New York

Designed by Robert Kerr British, Scottish
1844
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Design for the Washington Memorial, New York
  • Artist: Designed by Robert Kerr (British, Aberdeen, Scotland 1823–1904 London)
  • Date: 1844
  • Medium: Hand-colored lithograph
  • Dimensions: Image: 20 5/16 × 16 5/8 in. (51.6 × 42.3 cm)
    Sheet: 25 3/16 × 18 11/16 in. (64 × 47.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New York Prints, Maps and Pictures, Bequest of Edward W. C. Arnold, 1954
  • Object Number: 54.90.1454
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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