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Summary
Title devised by cataloger.
Caption on mat: "#17 - Riverscape with city reflected."
Attribution based on provenance.
Watermark: J. Whatman.
DLC/PP-1904:42176.17.
Exhibited: "Out of the Ashes: A New Library for the Nation" at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., May-November, 2015.
mi / 860218.
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Date
01/01/1815
Contributors
Thornton, William, 1759-1828, artist
Location
Source
Library of Congress
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