Collection Highlights
Matthew Perry
Date:
ca. 1855
Object Number:
PR.012.2.787
Medium:
Daguerreotype
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Male Nude on Horseback(?), Louvre, Paris, France
Object Number:
1935.85.2.132
Date:
c. 1875
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper.
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 11/16 x 3 3/8 in. (9.4 x 8.6 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed in graphite at lower left: "In the Louvre"
Inscribed in graphite in center of sketchbook page: "PARIS"
Description:
Drawing from a bound album of 308 tipped in works by Beckwith.
Credit Line:
Gift of the National Academy of Design
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
