DrawingsAmerican19th century

Job and his Comforters

1867

Artists

William RimmerArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink over graphite on a printed portrait mount

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

32.7 x 45.3 cm (12 7/8 x 17 13/16 in.) image: 23.5 x 29.8 cm (9 1/4 x 11 3/4 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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