DrawingsAmerican19th century

Figure of Agriculture or Commerce

1878

Artists

William RimmerArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on cream laid paper

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 29 x 44.2 cm (11 7/16 x 17 3/8 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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