DrawingsAmerican19th century

Tracing from William Morris Hunt's "The Discoverer" Fresco, Assembly Chamber, State Capitol, Albany, New York

19th century

Artists

William RimmerArtist

William Morris HuntAuthor

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Charcoal on ivory laid paper, with attached border of blue wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

29 x 44.2 cm (11 7/16 x 17 3/8 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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