Collection Highlights
American Bastille
Date:
Object Number:
LIB.E458.8.M36.1870F.XL
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Luce Center
Sketch of a Group (Class?)
Object Number:
1935.85.2.80
Date:
1875
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper.
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 9/16 x 6 1/16 in. (9 x 15.4 cm)
Inscriptions:
Recto: Inscribed in graphite at upper center: "Parker"; below: "Le Bal"; at upper right: "[D?]an l'atelier / Carolus-Duran"; at center right: "CB"
Verso: Inscribed in graphite at lower left, upside down: "[Thur?] 8 / 75"
Description:
Drawing from a bound album of 308 tipped in works by Beckwith.
Recto: Loose sketch of a group of people, possibly a class.
Verso: Sketch of a seated woman; Loose sketch, unknown subject.
Credit Line:
Gift of the National Academy of Design
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
