Harvard Art Museums > 1936.10.20: Study for "Civil War Scene;" verso: An Overturned Caisson 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"Study for "Civil War Scene;" verso: An Overturned Caisson (William Rimmer) , 1936.10.20,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/306655. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1936.10.20 People William Rimmer, American (Liverpool, England 1816 - 1879 S. Milford, MA) Title Study for "Civil War Scene;" verso: An Overturned Caisson Other Titles Alternate Title: Soldier and Horse under a Tree; verso: Battle Scene Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date c. 1871 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/306655 Physical Descriptions Medium Graphite on ruled wove paper Dimensions 14.1 x 19.3 cm (5 9/16 x 7 5/8 in.) verso image: 6.8 x 13 cm (2 11/16 x 5 1/8 in.) recto image, Graphite border drawn around image: 10.2 x 15.5 cm (4 x 6 1/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: l.r., graphite: No. 7 inscription: under image, graphite: [caption to drawing depicting a soldier writing a letter:] To my mother at home inscription: verso, graphite: Drawn by Dr. Rimmer design for painting / on the reverse side design for painting stored in Chelsea inscription: affixed to tissue covering recto drawing, black ink on paper: (by Caroline Hunt Rimmer?): Drawing for / picture-- a painting / which I have in / storage with other / works-- 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 1936.10.20 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 Drawing appears to be on notebook paper. Publication History Jeffrey Weidman, "William Rimmer: Critical Catalogue Raisonné" (Thesis, Indiana University, 1981), Indiana University, no. 159, pp. 939-940, illus. 232; verso: no. 160, pp. 940-941, illus. 233 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
