DrawingsAmerican19th century

Study of Breeches, for "The Landing of Columbus on San-Salvador"; verso: Study of Sleeve, for "The Landing of Columbus on San-Salvador"

c. 1841

Artists

John VanderlynArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Charcoal and white chalk on cream laid paper

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

46.9 x 60.6 cm (18 7/16 x 23 7/8 in.)

Provenance

John Vanderlyn II; Catherine Vanderlyn; Judge A. Schoonmaker; Mrs. William Laughton; Fred Johnston, Kingston, NY; Sally Turner Art Gallery, Plainfield, NJ; to Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr., 1970; his gift to the Harvard University Art Museums, 2007.

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