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[Benton Dam, Merced River], Carleton Watkins, 1860
Carleton WatkinsAmerican

[Benton Dam, Merced River]

1860 · Photograph · 34.8 × 41.9 cm

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Where is “[Benton Dam, Merced River]” now? Collection: J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles. Not on view at present. Checked October 7, 2026.

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Los Angeles, United States

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84.XM.171.22

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PhotographsSalted paper printRealismImpressionism19th centuryAmerican

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California Gentleman, Carleton Watkins, 1839–1855

California Gentleman

1839–1855 · Not on view · J. Paul Getty Museum

Untitled [Placer mining scene], Carleton Watkins, about 1850s

Untitled [Placer mining scene]

about 1850s · Not on view · J. Paul Getty Museum

Untitled [river mining scene], Carleton Watkins, about 1850s

Untitled [river mining scene]

about 1850s · Not on view · J. Paul Getty Museum

Untitled [Valparaiso, Chile], Carleton Watkins, about 1852

Untitled [Valparaiso, Chile]

about 1852 · Not on view · J. Paul Getty Museum

Street Scene in La Rancheria, California, Carleton Watkins, 1853–1855

Street Scene in La Rancheria, California

1853–1855 · Not on view · J. Paul Getty Museum

[Illustration of Fire Apparatus], Carleton Watkins, 1853–1880

[Illustration of Fire Apparatus]

1853–1880 · Not on view · J. Paul Getty Museum

Portrait of a Boy with Gold-Mining Toys, Carleton Watkins, March–September 1854

Portrait of a Boy with Gold-Mining Toys

March–September 1854 · Not on view · J. Paul Getty Museum

View from Rincon Hill, San Francisco, Carleton Watkins, 1856–1865

View from Rincon Hill, San Francisco

1856–1865 · Not on view · J. Paul Getty Museum

On view at J. Paul Getty Museum

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Irises, Vincent van Gogh, 1889

Vincent van Gogh

Irises, 1889

The Portal of Rouen Cathedral in Morning Light, Claude Monet, 1894

Claude Monet

The Portal of Rouen Cathedral in Morning Light, 1894

Wheatstacks, Snow Effect, Morning (Meules, Effet de Neige, Le Matin), Claude Monet, 1891

Claude Monet

Wheatstacks, Snow Effect, Morning (Meules, Effet de Neige, Le Matin), 1891

Sunrise (Marine), Claude Monet, 1872 or 1873

Claude Monet

Sunrise (Marine), 1872 or 1873

Still Life with Flowers and Fruit, Claude Monet, 1869

Claude Monet

Still Life with Flowers and Fruit, 1869

Saint Bartholomew, Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, 1661

Rembrandt van Rijn

Saint Bartholomew, 1661

Daniel and Cyrus Before the Idol Bel, Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, 1633

Rembrandt van Rijn

Daniel and Cyrus Before the Idol Bel, 1633

The Abduction of Europa, Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn, 1632

Rembrandt van Rijn

The Abduction of Europa, 1632