DrawingsAmerican19th century

View of Harvard College

1821-1830

Artists

Alvan FisherArtist

Description

Sheet appears to have been folded at one time so that only the image was visible, with no border.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Gray wash over graphite on off-white wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

43.5 × 45 cm (17 1/8 × 17 11/16 in.) image: 25.2 × 37.8 cm (9 15/16 × 14 7/8 in.)

Provenance

The artist, by descent; to Mrs. Stanley Kimball, Dedham, Massachusetts, sold; to [Vose Galleries, Boston], sold; to Fogg Art Museum, 1968

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