DrawingsAmerican19th century

What We Saw at the Opera; verso: Nine Figure Studies

1867 - 1869

Artists

William RimmerArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on off-white wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

14.3 x 21.6 cm (5 5/8 x 8 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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