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
Frank Fowler Painting at His Easel
Object Number:
1935.85.2.188
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper.
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 13/16 x 3 3/4 in. (14.8 x 9.5 cm)
Inscriptions:
Recto: Inscribed in graphite at uper right: "FOWLER"; at lower right: "CB"
Verso: Inscribed in graphite at upper left: "Rosa"; at upper center-right: "1150 / 3 / 3.90 / 18.40" [adding monetary amounts?]
Description:
Drawing from a bound album of 308 tipped in works by Beckwith.
Verso: Rosa's face in profile.
Credit Line:
Gift of the National Academy of Design
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
