Milton J. Burns
The Wreck of the Harpooner
c. 1869-1900
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Milton J. Burns
The Wreck of the Harpooner
c. 1869-1900
Physical Qualities
Opaque watercolor on paperboard, Sheet: 449 × 420 mm. (17 11/16 × 16 9/16 in.)
Image: 336 × 368 mm. (13 1/4 × 14 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Steven Scott, Baltimore
Object Number
2018.12
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 2018; Steven Scott, Baltimore, MD; Scott family
Inscribed: Recto: at lower left, in black ink: "Burns"; Verso: [unframe]
Markings: On back of frame, at upper left, stamped in black ink: "SMITH GALLERY / Sanford & Patricia Smith / 1045 Madison Ave. / New York 10021 / 1(212) 744-6171"; at upper right, stamped in black ink: "MILTON J. BURNS / 1853-1933 / COLLECTION"; on label at center, written in blue ink: "M.J. Burns / size 15 x 15 / The Wreck of the Harpooner"; on label at lower center, written in black ink: ""An Ocean Graveyard" - / wreck of the "Harpooner" - / wonderful to relate, a soldier's / wife gave birth to a child / on the rock"
