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Drawing, The Windmill on the Road

This is a Drawing. It was created by George Hitchcock. It is dated 1887 and we acquired it in 1957. Its medium is graphite, pen and black ink on cream-colored paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by F. Elizabeth De Voy. It is credited Gift of F. Elizabeth De Voy.

Its dimensions are

35 × 25.7 cm (13 3/4 × 10 1/8 in.) Mount: 39.2 × 27.9 cm (15 7/16 × 11 in.)

It is signed

Signed in plate, in graphite, lower left: "G. H."; signed in margin, in pencil, below: "George Hitchcock"

It is inscribed

Title in margin, in graphite, lower left: "Windmill on a Road"

Cite this object as

Drawing, The Windmill on the Road; George Hitchcock (American, 1850–1913); USA; graphite, pen and black ink on cream-colored paper; 35 × 25.7 cm (13 3/4 × 10 1/8 in.) Mount: 39.2 × 27.9 cm (15 7/16 × 11 in.); Gift of F. Elizabeth De Voy; 1957-58-31

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