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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1936.10.36
People
William Rimmer, American (Liverpool, England 1816 - 1879 S. Milford, MA)
Title
Skeleton of a Gorilla, for "Art Anatomy"
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Art Anatomy
Alternate Title: Preparatory sketch for "Art Anatomy"
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1872
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/306708

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Graphite and brown ink on heavy buff wove paper
Dimensions
32.2 x 24 cm (12 11/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: upper edge, graphite: Dr. W. Rimmer 90 Chestnut St Chelsea
  • inscription: l.l., graphite, signed: Drawn by W. Rimmer in anticipation of Art Anatomy. (C.H.R.)
  • inscription: in image, graphite: [notations with measurements of various bones, etc.]
  • inscription: verso, graphite and black ink: [graphite:] One of the most valuable. / [black ink:] Father paid especial attention to the detail, proportions and construction of this creature. / It is one of the most valuable / drawings of this Gorilla because / difficult to get such accurate / measurements for comparison / with the human proportions. / C. H. Rimmer

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
1936.10.36
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Jeffrey Weidman, "William Rimmer: Critical Catalogue Raisonné" (Thesis, Indiana University, 1981), Indiana University, no. 215, pp. 1014-1015, illus. 288

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