DrawingsAmerican19th century

Male Head in a Hat; Soldier Seated in a Tent; verso: Sketches of Soldiers and Weapons

1861

Artists

Sanford Robinson GiffordArtist

Description

The sketch of a seated soldier on the recto is drawn with the page in a horizontal orientation.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on cream wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

15.3 x 10.5 cm (6 x 4 1/8 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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