Collection Highlights
The Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant
Date:
1885-1886
Object Number:
LIB.XL.CT.G763.A3
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Townscape, Vitré, France
Object Number:
1935.85.2.64
Date:
September 17, 1874
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper.
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 15/16 x 3 1/2 in. (15.1 x 8.9 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed in graphite at lower center: "Vitré Sep 17th 74"; at lower right: "CB"
Description:
Drawing from a bound album of 308 tipped in works by Beckwith.
Verso: Sketch of heads of two men, conversing. Oriented horizontally.
Credit Line:
Gift of the National Academy of Design
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
