Collection Highlights
William Pitt, the Elder, First Earl of Chatham (1708-1778)
Date:
ca. 1770
Object Number:
1864.5
Medium:
Marble
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Museum Collections
Drawings
Sketch of a Woman, Braiding Her Hair
Object Number:
1935.85.2.157
Date:
c. 1875-1876
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper.
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 3/4 x 2 5/16 in. (9.5 x 5.9 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed in graphite at lower right: "CB"
Description:
Drawing from a bound album of 308 tipped in works by Beckwith.
Verso: Sketch of a woman's face.
Credit Line:
Gift of the National Academy of Design
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
