Ruins by Moonlight

Mary Altha Nims, 1840

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Ruins by Moonlight, 1840. pencil.

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pencil · Image: 13.3 x 15.6 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title: Ruins by Moonlight
Artist: Mary Altha Nims (American, 1817–1907)
Date: 1840
Medium: pencil
Dimensions: Image: 13.3 x 15.6 cm (5 1/4 x 6 1/8 in.)
Credit line: Gift of Richard Seymour Bayham
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Cleveland Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1817–1907

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