Collection Highlights
The Lost Cause
Date:
1871
Object Number:
PR.068.19
Medium:
Engraving
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Maria Fusco
Object Number:
1935.85.2.145
Date:
1875
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper.
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 13/16 x 3 11/16 in. (14.8 x 9.4 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed in graphite at lower left: "CB / Maria Fusco"
Description:
Maria Fusco was a model in Paris used by Beckwith and others from 1873 to 1878. For photos of Maria Fusco, see J. Carroll Beckwith Scrapbooks Volume 1, page 19 verso & Volume 7, page 50 verso
Drawing from a bound album of 308 tipped in works by Beckwith.
Verso: Loose sketch of a lioness, scratched out
Credit Line:
Gift of the National Academy of Design
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
