Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.2
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Townscape, Vitré, France
Object Number:
1935.85.2.63
Date:
September 17, 1874
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper.
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 x 3 1/2 in. (15.2 x 8.9 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed in graphite at upper left: "Vitré / Sep 17th 74"; at lower left: "CB"
Description:
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.
