DrawingsAmerican19th century

Profile Portrait of a Girl

1881

Artists

William Michael HarnettArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Charcoal with touches of white chalk on buff wove paper, mounted to cardboard

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

51.5 x 42.8 cm (20 1/4 x 16 7/8 in.) mount: 51.6 x 43.2 cm (20 5/16 x 17 in.)

Provenance

Harnett studio sale, Thomas Birch's Sons, Philadelphia, February 23, 24, 1893, no. 25(?). D. David; sold to Downtown Gallery, New York, 1947; sold to Paul J. Sachs, 1947 ($500); bequest to Fogg Art Museum, 1965.

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