Collection Highlights
The Child's Anti-Slavery Book
Date:
1859
Object Number:
LIB.E449.C5372
Medium:
Bound volume
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Portrait of Rosa Stisi
Object Number:
1935.85.1.15
Date:
1878-1883
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. (14.6 x 9.5 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed in graphite at lower left: "CB."; at lower center: "Rosa Stisi"; at upper right: "Rose"
Description:
Rosa Stisi was an artists' model in Paris during the late 19th century who lived at 140 Rue St. Jacques; she also posed for Gustave Moreau's "Feuille d'études de femmes". Drawing from a bound album with 180 drawings (179 tipped in, one on verso of album page) by Beckwith and Sargent.
Credit Line:
Gift of the National Academy of Design
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
