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Shipwrecked Victim Thrown onto the Shore of Pourville

1822
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Shipwrecked Victim Thrown onto the Shore of Pourville
  • Artist: Horace Vernet (French, Paris 1789–1863 Paris)
  • Date: 1822
  • Medium: Lithograph; only state
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 6 7/16 × 7 3/8 in. (16.3 × 18.8 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
  • Object Number: 59.500.419
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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