DrawingsAmerican19th century

Charles Eliot Norton (1827-1908)

19th century

Artists

Samuel Worcester RowseArtist

Professor Charles Eliot NortonSitter

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Charcoal and white chalk on tan paper

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Harvard University Portrait Collection

Dimensions

76.5 x 64.5 cm (30 1/8 x 25 3/8 in.) framed: 89.3 x 76.7 x 6.5 cm (35 3/16 x 30 3/16 x 2 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Bequest of Susan Norton to Harvard University, 1989. Susan Norton was the granddaughter of the sitter.

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