Natural Bridge, Virginia
Unknown
19th century
Medium
watercolor and gouache over graphite on paperboard
Dimensions
sheet: 35.24 × 27.62 cm (13 7/8 × 10 7/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection
Accession Number
2015.19.736
About the Artist
Unknown
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