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The image shows a coastal landscape with water leading to a distant horizon. Snow-covered mountains are in the distance, and seals rest on rocky outcrops near the shore. A canoe with two people paddling towards ships is visible. There are clouds in the sky, and another vessel emits smoke in the distance. The artwork is monochrome in shades of grey and brown.
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The image shows a coastal landscape with water leading to a distant horizon. Snow-covered mountains are in the distance, and seals rest on rocky outcrops near the shore. A canoe with two people paddling towards ships is visible. There are clouds in the sky, and another vessel emits smoke in the distance. The artwork is monochrome in shades of grey and brown.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Alaska Seal Fisheries

James Fagan

Date
c. 1896-1900
Medium
etching
Dimensions
image: 243 x 331 mm sheet: 321 x 405 mm
Classification
Print
Accession number
2008.115.1680
Credit line
Reba and Dave Williams Collection, Gift of Reba and Dave Williams
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata
Inscription

signed: "Jas. Fagan" in graphite, lower right; "Jas. FAGAN" in plate, lower right

NGA object ID 145614. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.