Sketch on the Potomac, previewed as a 20 by 16 inch giclée reproduction.

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Lorenzo J. Hatch

born Hartford, NY 1857-died Peking, China 1914

Sketch on the Potomac1883

watercolor on paper

8 x 11 5/8 in. (20.3 x 29.5 cm)

Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum · 1930.12.38

Lorenzo J. Hatch painted this in 1883, aged 26. It is now at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC. More about this work

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Format

Archival pigment inks on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, a 308 gsm cotton paper, with a white border.

Size

At this size the museum's file prints at 168 ppi: sharp at arm's length, a little softer than the smaller sizes up close.

Size
20 × 16 in · image 17¾ × 12¼
Paper
Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 308 gsm
Price
$56

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About this work

Lorenzo J. Hatch painted this in 1883, aged 26. It is now at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC.

How it was made

Watercolour
Pigment in gum arabic, thinned with water and laid in transparent washes. Nothing white is painted: the light is the paper showing through.

Lorenzo J. Hatch

born Hartford, NY 1857-died Peking, China 1914

Rights and the museum’s record

Public domain. The Smithsonian American Art Museum has dedicated this image to the public domain under CC0, so anyone may copy, adapt and use it, for any purpose, without asking. Our prints and files are reproductions made from the museum’s image; the museum doesn’t endorse them.

Object number
1930.12.38
Credit
Courtesy of the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Type
Painting
Department
Graphic Arts
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