Collection Highlights
Memorial sample card
Date:
Object Number:
1947.490a
Medium:
Watercolor and hair on ivory
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Men Working, a Townscape (Akhmim, Egypt) in the Background
Object Number:
1935.85.3.147
Date:
1893
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper.
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 3/16 x 6 7/16 in. (10.6 x 16.4 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed in graphite at lower right: "Akmim[sic -- probably Akhmim] / 8th [Mch?] '93"
Description:
Sketch from a bound album with 155 tipped in sketches by Beckwith.
Credit Line:
Gift of the National Academy of Design
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
