Harvard Art Museums > 1991.95: The Weeping Harpist 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"The Weeping Harpist (William Morris Hunt) , 1991.95,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/309923. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1991.95 People William Morris Hunt, American (Brattleboro, VT 1824 - 1879 Isles of Shoals, NH) Title The Weeping Harpist Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 19th century Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/309923 Physical Descriptions Medium Charcoal on cream laid paper Dimensions image: 28.4 x 20.4 cm (11 3/16 x 8 1/16 in.) actual: 29.2 x 21.3 cm (11 1/2 x 8 3/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: scratched in, l.r.: WMH [in monogram] inscription: verso, l.l., graphite: 1115 13 1/2 x 6 1/2 [ ] label: removed from backing, now in curatorial file, paper, printed and handwritten: No. 1115 inscription: verso, l.r., graphite: H24 Provenance Recorded Ownership History Descended through Hunt family; Hope Davis Fine Art, New York NY; sold to Harvard University Art Museums, 1991. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Andrew Wyeth Fund for the Purchase of American Drawings Accession Year 1991 Object Number 1991.95 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 The Return of William Morris Hunt, auct. cat. (Boston, 1986), p. 15, no. H-24, repr. Exhibition History The Return of William Morris Hunt, Vose Galleries of Boston, Inc., Boston, 09/30/1986 - 11/26/1986 32Q: 2100 19th Century, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 03/20/2023 - 07/24/2023 Flowers of Evil: Symbolist Drawings, 1870–1910, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/21/2016 - 08/14/2016 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
