Collection Highlights
Panoramic View of New York City (in Eight Sections)
Date:
1842-45
Object Number:
1915.76
Medium:
Black ink over graphite on eight sheets of ivory paper with partial black ink borders, laid on Japanese paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Unidentified Boy: Silhouette
Object Number:
Z.2488
Date:
1770-1800
Medium:
Beige paper cut-out with black ink, brown ink and wash, watercolor, and white gouache
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 1/8 x 2 3/4 in. ( 13 x 7 cm )
Marks:
inscription: on back: "Gift of Mrs. Bella C. Landauer / Nov. 17, 1939"
Description:
Silhouette: Bust of young boy in right-facing profile; cream paper cut-out, face drawn with brown ink, coat painted black, traces of red near the ear and highlights in white.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer, 1939
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
