Harvard Art Museums > 8.1955.129: Head of a Boy, for "Sketch of a Shepherd Boy" Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Head of a Boy, for "Sketch of a Shepherd Boy" (Washington Allston) , 8.1955.129,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/305605. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 8.1955.129 People Washington Allston, American (Georgetown, SC 1779 - 1843 Cambridge, MA) Title Head of a Boy, for "Sketch of a Shepherd Boy" Other Titles Alternate Title: Head of a Child Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date c. 1835 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/305605 Physical Descriptions Medium Graphite on ivory wove paper Dimensions 6.4 x 7.5 cm (2 1/2 x 2 15/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks label: verso, paper: 195 Provenance Recorded Ownership History To the artist's wife Martha Dana Allston at his death, 1843; to the Washington Allston Trust, 1862. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Loan from The Washington Allston Trust Object Number 8.1955.129 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Kenyon Castle Bolton, III, "The Drawings of Washington Allston: A Catalogue Raisonné" (Ph.D. Diss., Harvard University, 1977), no. 128D, reproduced in b/w fig. 342 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
