Harvard Art Museums > 1936.10.24: Child in Classical Armor 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"Child in Classical Armor (William Rimmer) , 1936.10.24,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/306625. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1936.10.24 People William Rimmer, American (Liverpool, England 1816 - 1879 S. Milford, MA) Title Child in Classical Armor Other Titles Alternate Title: A young child in classical armor standing before a column with tents in the background Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1874 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/306625 Physical Descriptions Medium Graphite on off-white wove paper Dimensions 17.8 x 25.5 cm (7 x 10 1/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: graphite, l.r.: WR 1874 inscription: l.r., graphite, in artist's hand: For the [underlined:] children inscription: lower edge, graphite, erased, in artist's hand: Major Scotch inscription: verso, u.l., graphite: Purchased by / CHR 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 1936.10.24 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 Jeffrey Weidman, "William Rimmer: Critical Catalogue Raisonné" (Thesis, Indiana University, 1981), Indiana University, no. 222, pp. 1021-1022, illus. 295 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
