DrawingsAmerican19th century

Sketch for "The Discoverer" Fresco, Assembly Chamber, State Capitol, Albany, New York

1878

Artists

William Morris HuntArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Charcoal on cream laid paper

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

28.7 x 44.3 cm (11 5/16 x 17 7/16 in.) image: 25.8 x 40.5 cm (10 3/16 x 15 15/16 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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