Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Sketch of an Old Man's Head
Object Number:
1935.85.2.270
Date:
1876-1877
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper.
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 3/4 x 3 13/16 in. (14.6 x 9.7 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed in graphite at lower right: "CB"
Description:
Drawing from a bound album of 308 tipped in works by Beckwith.
Verso: Three "framed" loose sketches after paintings.
Credit Line:
Gift of the National Academy of Design
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
