Collection Highlights
Fragment of the equestrian statue of King George III (tail)
Date:
1770-1776
Object Number:
1878.6
Medium:
Lead
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Luce Center
Thalia, the Second of Beckwith's Nine Muses
Object Number:
1935.85.1.30
Date:
1878-1883
Medium:
Graphite on ivory paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 3 3/4 x 5 7/8 in. (9.5 x 14.9 cm)
Inscriptions:
Inscribed in graphite at upper center: "THALIA"; at lower left: "2d of my 9 muses"; at lower right: "CB"
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.
