DrawingsAmerican19th century

Lions' Skulls, for "Art Anatomy"

1872

Artists

William RimmerArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite and black ink on brown card

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

31.5 x 27 cm (12 3/8 x 10 5/8 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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