DrawingsAmerican19th century

Head of a Boy

Oct 1898

Artists

Esther A. HathawayArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Charcoal on off-white laid paper

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

63.2 x 48.2 cm (24 7/8 x 19 in.)

Provenance

Esther A. Hathaway, possibly by descent through family, 1936. Diane Curran (great- niece of the artist), Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1999.

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