Collection Highlights
Stained glass window
Date:
ca. 1656
Object Number:
1951.414b
Medium:
Glass
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Sketch of a Hand Resting on Arm Rest
Object Number:
1935.85.2.169
Date:
c. 1875-1876
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper.
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 3/4 x 3 in. (9.5 x 7.6 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed in graphite at lower left-center: "CB"
Inscribed in graphite in sketchbook, below drawing: "BECKER'S / HAND"
Description:
Drawing from a bound album of 308 tipped in works by Beckwith.
Verso: Loose, partial sketch, unknown subject.
Credit Line:
Gift of the National Academy of Design
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
