Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Consummation of Empire
Date:
1835-1836
Object Number:
1858.3
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Sketchbook with 39 Folios, 2 blank and yellow endpapers
Object Number:
X.487[dup]
Date:
1867-70
Medium:
Graphite and white chalk on off-white, brown and gray paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 7/8 x 8 3/16 in. (12.4 x 20.8 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed on front endpaper in graphite: "Sketch Book / of Asher Brown Durand / N.DW."
Credit Line:
Gift of Miss Nora Durand Woodman
Provenance:
Descent through the artist's family
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
