Collection Highlights
Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis), Havell plate no. 26
Date:
c. 1825
Object Number:
1863.17.26
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black ink with scraping and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
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Portrait of a woman
Object Number:
1935.85.1.125
Date:
1878-1883
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 3/8 x 7 1/8 in. (23.8 x 18.1 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed in graphite at lower right: "BECKWiTH"
Description:
Drawing from a bound album with 180 drawings (179 tipped in, one on verso of albumn page) by Beckwith and Sargent.
Verso: Oriented horizontally, study of architectural details
Credit Line:
Gift of the National Academy of Design
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
