Collection Highlights
Draft wheel
Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
1865.6
Medium:
Wood, metal
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Sven A. Hedin (1865-1952)
Object Number:
1990.1.3
Date:
1923
Medium:
Graphite on card with printed verso
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/16 x 3 1/16 in. ( 13.2 x 7.8 cm )
Marks:
signature and date: upper left: "WmHWalker / Feb 27/23"
inscriptions: upper right: "Dutch Treat Club / SVEN HEDIN" and lower center: "Sven Hedin / 27/II 1923"
Inscriptions:
Signed and inscribed at upper left in graphite: "Wm H Walker / Feb 27/23 / Dutch Treat Club / SVEN HEDIN"; signed by sitter: "Sven Hedin / 27/II 1923"
Description:
Portrait
Gallery Label:
Sven Anders Hedin was a Swedish-born geographer and explorer.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Family of William Henry Walker
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
