Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College
Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College
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