Ancient Stone Round Tower with Two Figures at a Fire

A watercolor shows a ruined circular stone tower with a breach in its wall, rising from dry scrubland against layered mesas. In the foreground, a seated figure tends a fire beneath a hanging pot while a standing figure looks on; low stone foundations lie at left.

Artist

William Henry Holmes

Date

1875

Medium

watercolor on paper mounted on paperboard

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

2078 × 2880 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum