DrawingsAmerican19th century

Soldier and Horses Before a Shrine

c. 1868

Artists

William RimmerArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on off-white wove paper, affixed to off-white wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

10.2 x 14.3 cm (4 x 5 5/8 in.) mount: 12.2 x 20.4 cm (4 13/16 x 8 1/16 in.) image (graphite border): 9 x 11 cm (3 9/16 x 4 5/16 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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