Sketch for "The Discoverer" Fresco, Assembly Chamber, State Capitol, Albany, New York
DrawingsAmerican19th century

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

Dec 1877

Artists

William Morris HuntArtist
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Charcoal on darkened cream laid paper
Culture
American
Century
19th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

22.8 x 29.5 cm (9 x 11 5/8 in.) image: 17 x 25.2 cm (6 11/16 x 9 15/16 in.)

Provenance

James A. O'Neill, Sold to Fogg Art Museum, 1956.

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