DrawingsAmerican19th century

Reworked Tracing after William Morris Hunt's "The Discoverer" Fresco, Assembly Chamber, State Capitol, Albany, New York

c. 1878

Artists

William RimmerArtist

William Morris HuntArtist after

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black chalk and graphite on cream laid paper

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

29.1 x 44.4 cm (11 7/16 x 17 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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