Collection Highlights
Great Attraction at the Masonic Hall...Joice Heth
Date:
1835
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1835.49
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Luce Center
Study of a Classical Female Nude or Allegorical Figure
Object Number:
1935.85.1.83
Date:
1878-1883
Medium:
Graphite and pastel on ivory paper
Dimensions:
Sheet (1935.85.1.83A): 5 9/16 x 3 3/16 in. (14.1 x 8.1 cm)
Sheet (1935.85.1.83B): 5 3/4 x 3 11/16 in. (14.6 x 9.4 cm)
Inscriptions:
1935.85.1.83A: Inscribed in graphite at lower right: "CB"
1935.85.1.83B: Inscribed in graphtie at lower right: "Coco"
Description:
Drawing from a bound album with 180 drawings (179 tipped in, one on verso of albumn page) by Beckwith and Sargent.
1935.85.1.83A: Recto - Study of a classical female nude or allegorical figure.
Verso - Partial sketch, possibly of dogs face?
1935.85.1.83B: Graphite with touches of purple colored pencil on beige paper. "Coco", four sketches of a dog.
Credit Line:
Gift of the National Academy of Design
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
