Angel and Figure Sketch | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1944.13.19
People: Ephraim Whitman Gurney, American (Boston, MA 1829 - 1886 Beverly Farms, MA)
Title: Angel and Figure Sketch
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 19th century
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/307993

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Graphite on off-white wove paper

Dimensions

sheet: 20 x 24.6 cm (7 7/8 x 9 11/16 in.)
actual: 12.4 x 17 cm (4 7/8 x 6 11/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

stamp: verso, purple, stamped: Harvard College Library / From the Estate of / Professor E. W. Gurney / May 3, 1899

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Gift of artist's estate to Harvard College Library, 1899.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Harvard College Library, from the estate of Professor E. W. Gurney, 1899
Accession Year: 1944
Object Number: 1944.13.19
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Support is folded several times, both horizontally and vertically. Crease indicates it was previously folded vertically down the center.

Verification Level

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