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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1960.167.2
People
Benjamin Champney, American (New Ipswich NH 1817 - 1907 Woburn MA)
Title
Seated Figures in a Landscape; verso: Partial Landscape with Saco River, New Hampshire
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
sketchbook page, drawing
Date
Aug 5 1859
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/169077

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Graphite on off-white wove paper
Dimensions
9.9 x 15.8 cm (3 7/8 x 6 1/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: recto, lower edge, graphite, in artist's hand: From the summit of Mt. Kearsarge / Aug 5th / 59

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Daniel E. Kennedy, Chestnut Hill, MA, Sold to the Fogg Art Museum, 1960. Transaction made through William Bond of Houghton Library.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, William C. Heilman Fund
Accession Year
1960
Object Number
1960.167.2
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Commentary
The landscape drawing on the verso continues onto the recto of the next page.

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