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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1921.29
People
William Rimmer, American (Liverpool, England 1816 - 1879 S. Milford, MA)
Title
Horse; verso: Two Studies of a Child's Head
Other Titles
Former Title: A Galloping Horse, Verso: Profile and Frontal View of a Young Child's Head
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1871
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/306062

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Graphite on off-white wove paper
Dimensions
19.1 x 11.5 cm (7 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: graphite, verso, lower center: W. R.
  • inscription: l.l., graphite: Xmas 1/71
  • inscription: verso, u.l., graphite, signed: from drawings book / CR
  • inscription: verso, center, graphite: white paper
  • inscription: verso, graphite: 10 1/2 x 14

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
From the artist to his daughter Caroline Hunt Rimmer at his death, 1879; to her niece, Edith Rimmer Durham Simonds Lexington, MA, 1918; her gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1921.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Henry Simonds
Accession Year
1921
Object Number
1921.29
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Truman Howe Bartlett, The Art Life of William Rimmer, James R. Osgood & Co. (Boston, MA, 1882), recto reproduced in b/w at u.l., pl. XII, facing p. 60
  • Jeffrey Weidman, "William Rimmer: Critical Catalogue Raisonné" (Thesis, Indiana University, 1981), Indiana University, no. 196, pp. 999-1001, illus. 269; verso, no. 197, pp. 1000-1001, illus. 270

Exhibition History

  • Exhibition of Sculptures, Oil Paintings and Drawings by Dr. William Rimmer, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, 05/01/1880 - 11/15/1880
  • Drawings, Paintings and Sculpture by the Late Dr. William Rimmer on Exhibition and Private Sale, J. Eastman Chase's Gallery, Boston, 02/01/1883 - 02/28/1883

Verification Level

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