Collection Highlights
Invitation to Erie Canal Celebration
Date:
1825
Object Number:
PR.221.12
Medium:
Engraving
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Three Sketches of a Jockey on Horseback
Object Number:
1935.85.2.239
Date:
c. 1876
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper.
Dimensions:
Sheet: 2 7/8 x 5 7/8 in. (7.3 x 14.9 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed in graphite at lower right: "CB"
Description:
Drawing from a bound album of 308 tipped in works by Beckwith.
Verso: Woman's head from behind; Sketch of a lion and a lioness.
Credit Line:
Gift of the National Academy of Design
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
