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Harbor Scene with a Watchtower and Beacon
View through Harvard Museums
Department of Paintings Sculpture & Decorative Arts
Paul M. Warburg (by 1913?-1932) by descent; to his son James P. Warburg (1932-1969) bequest; to the Fogg Art Museum 1969.
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Bequest of James P. Warburg
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