Samuel Colman
1832-1920
Snowy Summit of Mount Ixtacihuatl, "The White Maiden"
11 3/8 x 14 7/16 inches (290 x 366 mm)
Watercolor and gouache on wove paper.
1999.17
Gift of Barbara and Martha Fleischman in honor of the 75th anniversary of the Morgan Library and the 50th anniversary of the Association of Fellows.
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed in pen and black ink, at lower right, partially effaced, "Sam Co[lman]". Inscribed on mount in pencil, at lower right, "11 3/8 x 14 3/8", and below, in another hand (?), "The Snowy Summits of Mt. Ixtaciaguatle", or "The White Maiden." / From heights on the West'; at lower left, "A16685 and 14501"; on verso, at lower right, "A16685", and in red pen, "#11C".
Associated names
Fleischman, Barbara, former owner.
Fleischman, Martha, former owner.
Fleischman, Martha, former owner.
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Century Drawings
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