Collection Highlights
Dish: footed compote with cover
Date:
1825-1845
Object Number:
1936.693ab
Medium:
Glass
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"The Model", Portrait of a Woman
Object Number:
1935.85.2.46
Date:
November 19, 1874
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper.
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 3/4 x 3 5/8 in. (14.6 x 9.2 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed in graphite at upper left: "Nov 19th 74"; at upper center: "The Model"; at upper center-right: "CB"
Description:
Drawing from a bound album of 308 tipped in works by Beckwith.
Verso: Sketch of architectural detail: Two sculptures of nudes leaning on an ogive arch. Sketch of a dancing woman, figure with halo(?), woman'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.
