Harvard Art Museums > 1936.10.52: Four Figures from a French Opera 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"Four Figures from a French Opera (William Rimmer) , 1936.10.52,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 23, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/306615. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1936.10.52 People William Rimmer, American (Liverpool, England 1816 - 1879 S. Milford, MA) Title Four Figures from a French Opera Other Titles Alternate Title: Four Sketches of Characters in a French Opera Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date c. 1862 - c. 1875 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/306615 Physical Descriptions Medium Graphite on off-white wove paper, mounted on gray-green wove paper Dimensions mount: 25.4 x 35.7 cm (10 x 14 1/16 in.) actual: 15.3 x 19.7 cm (6 x 7 3/4 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: graphite, l.r.: French Opera / WR inscription: verso, graphite, signed: From drawing book / CR inscription: l.r. of mount, black ink: Sketches of characters / in French Opera by W. Rimmer blind stamp: mount, impressed: [ ] les Annonay Mont g[ ] Provenance Recorded Ownership History From the artist to his daughter Caroline Hunt Rimmer, at his death, 1879; to her niece Edith Rimmer Durham Simonds, 1918; purchased by the Fogg Art Museum, 1936. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Louise E. Bettens Fund Accession Year 1936 Object Number 1936.10.52 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. Descriptions Description Pinholes at l.l. Publication History Jeffrey Weidman, "William Rimmer: Critical Catalogue Raisonné" (Thesis, Indiana University, 1981), Indiana University, no. 39, pp. 773-774, illus. 119 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
