DrawingsAmerican19th century

Two Studies of Tree Trunks; Peacock

1852

Artists

Sanford Robinson GiffordArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Sketchbook with dark brown covers embossed with grapevine

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

14.4 x 22.2 cm (5 11/16 x 8 3/4 in.)

Provenance

By descent through artist's family, 1880; Alice Carter Gifford, Cambridge, MA; bequeathed to her son Sanford Gifford, Cambridge, MA; his gift to the Harvard University Art Museums, 2001.

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