Collection Highlights
Our Indian Policy
Date:
1875
Object Number:
PR.029.1
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Museum Collections
Drawings
Sketch of a Woman and a Lion
Object Number:
1935.85.2.72
Date:
c. 1870-1880
Medium:
Recto and Verso: Graphite and ink on ivory.
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 x 3 1/2 in. (7.6 x 8.9 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed in graphite at lower left: "CB"
Description:
Drawing from a bound album of 308 tipped in works by Beckwith.
Verso: Partial graphite and ink sketches of nudes.
Credit Line:
Gift of the National Academy of Design
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
