Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Savage State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Luce Center
A Male Nude (After a Statue?), Seen From Behind
Object Number:
1935.85.2.232
Date:
c. 1876
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper.
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 13/16 x 2 9/16 in. (9.7 x 6.5 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed in graphite at lower right: "CB"
Description:
Recto: Loose sketch of two figures, with a sketch of a male nude (after sculpture) drawn on top of first sketch.
Verso: A few partial sketches (page excised); Profile of a woman's face.
Drawing from a bound album of 308 tipped in works by Beckwith.
Credit Line:
Gift of the National Academy of Design
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
