In Memory of Margaret L Bates

A watercolor and ink mourning picture shows a weeping willow over a white tomb inscribed with text, bordered by vines. A couple in period dress stands at right beside a church, a bay with sailboats, and a rocky shore beneath a pale sky.

Artist

Unidentified

Date

after 1805

Medium

watercolor, pen and ink, and glitter on paperboard

Source

Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)

Size

3000 × 2594 px

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