DrawingsAmerican19th century

Four Figures from a French Opera

c. 1862 - c. 1875

Artists

William RimmerArtist

Description

Pinholes at l.l.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on off-white wove paper, mounted on gray-green wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

mount: 25.4 x 35.7 cm (10 x 14 1/16 in.) actual: 15.3 x 19.7 cm (6 x 7 3/4 in.)

Provenance

From the artist to his daughter Caroline Hunt Rimmer, at his death, 1879; to her niece Edith Rimmer Durham Simonds, 1918; purchased by the Fogg Art Museum, 1936.

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