DrawingsAmerican19th century

Phillip (Head of a Lion); verso: Head and Figure Sketches

19th century

Artists

William RimmerArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on off-white wove ppr; verso: red and black chalk, brown wash, graphite

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

28.1 x 19 cm (11 1/16 x 7 1/2 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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