DrawingsAmerican19th century

Man on Horseback and Horse's Legs

1873 - c. 1875

Artists

William RimmerArtist

Description

The work is drawn on the back of a folded real estate flier from T. P. Dresser and Co. of Chelsea MA, dated 1873.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on blue wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

sheet: 30.4 x 15.9 cm (11 15/16 x 6 1/4 in.) actual: 8 x 14.8 cm (3 1/8 x 5 13/16 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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