Collection Highlights
Ledger, 1678-1684
Date:
1678-1684
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Clopper.Ledger.1678
Medium:
Pen and ink on paper
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Two Men Mending a Sail, Venice, Italy
Object Number:
1935.85.2.91
Date:
c. 1875
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper.
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 9/16 x 5 15/16 in. (9 x 15.1 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed in graphite at lower left: "In front of Salute CB"; at lower right: "Mending sail."
Inscribed in graphite at center right of sketchbook page: "VENICE"
Description:
Drawing from a bound album of 308 tipped in works by Beckwith.
Verso: Five sketches of men rowing boats (Gondolas?)
Credit Line:
Gift of the National Academy of Design
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
