Collection Highlights
Speech of His Excellency George Washington, Esq; president of the United States of America, delivered to the Honorable the Congress
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1789.39
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Artist Washing His Brushes
Object Number:
1935.85.2.242
Date:
c. 1876
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper.
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 13/16 x 4 7/16 in. (9.7 x 11.3 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed in graphite at lower left: "washing brushes in the [big?...illegible]"
Description:
Drawing from a bound album of 308 tipped in works by Beckwith.
Verso: Two sketches of a lioness
Credit Line:
Gift of the National Academy of Design
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
