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The Old Order and the New

Peter Henry Emerson

Artwork Details

The Old Order and the New
1886
Peter Henry Emerson
photogravure on Lana Gravure paper
20 x 16 ¼ in. (50.8 x 41.28 cm);4 5/8 x 8 15/16 in. (11.75 x 22.7 cm)
Gift of Howard and Margaret Bond
2019/1.304.16

Description

Physical Description:

At distant left, a low structure with a pointed roof releases dark smoke from its chimney. It sits right at the edge of marshy waters, where two men sail a small boat in the foreground.

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