Collection Highlights
Petition from Lydia Heckle to Marinus Willett, Mayor of New York, re: Miranda expedition, May 16, 1807
Date:
1807
Object Number:
MSS.NewYorkCity.Misc.1
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pastoral Scene
Object Number:
1935.85.2.284
Date:
1876-1877
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper.
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 7/8 x 3 11/16 in. (14.9 x 9.4 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed in graphite at lower right: "CB"
Description:
Recto: Pastoral Scene with forest, field, and cow.
Verso: Three loose, partial sketches of cows.
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.
