Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Sketch of a woman's head
Object Number:
1935.85.1.173
Date:
1878-1883
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper.
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. (14.6 x 9.5 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed in graphite at lower right: "C.B."
Description:
Drawing from a bound album with 180 drawings (179 tipped in, one on verso of albumn page) by Beckwith and Sargent.
Credit Line:
Gift of the National Academy of Design
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
