Massachusetts Hall at Harvard
Object Detail
Artist
Date
1790
Period
18th Century
Media
Watercolor on paper
Measurements
10 1/16 x 13 1/4 inches
Classification
Subject Category
Architecture
Building
Building
Credit Line
Museum purchase, 1965.1465.133
Accession No
65.1465.133
Context
During his student years at Harvard, Fisher began producing paintings of the College buildings, in keeping with a tradition followed by several generations of students there. Decorative elements such as scroll work or floral embellishment and natural landscape details add interest to his architectural renderings.
Featured in “Maine and American Art: Farnsworth Art Museum” with thanks to the Henry Luce Foundation and Wyeth Foundation for American Art.
Featured in “Maine and American Art: Farnsworth Art Museum” with thanks to the Henry Luce Foundation and Wyeth Foundation for American Art.