Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Woman with Baby and Basin
Object Number:
1935.85.1.57
Date:
1878-1883
Medium:
Graphite on gray paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 9 5/16 x 6 1/2 in. (23.7 x 16.5 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed in graphite at lower right: "C.B"
Description:
Drawing from a bound album with 180 drawings (179 tipped in, one on verso of albumn page) by Beckwith and Sargent.
Verso: Sketch of a woman and child. Same as recto, less finished.
Credit Line:
Gift of the National Academy of Design
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
