DrawingsAmerican19th century

Study of a Youth Holding a Box

c. 1845

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown wash and graphite on beige wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

28 × 23 cm (11 × 9 1/16 in.)

Provenance

[Unidentified American dealer], sold; to Marjorie B. Cohn, c. 1977, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2022

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