Boy with Anchor

Winslow Homer, 1873

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Boy with Anchor, 1873. Watercolor and graphite on paper.

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Watercolor and graphite on paper · Sheet: 19.4 x 34.9 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title: Boy with Anchor
Artist: Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910)
Date: 1873
Medium: Watercolor and graphite on paper
Dimensions: Sheet: 19.4 x 34.9 cm (7 5/8 x 13 3/4 in.)
Credit line: Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Cleveland Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1836–1910

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