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Sketches for Portraits

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Left, in rectanuglar frame, man seated in robes, drapery behind him. Right, man in an armchair. Each turned toward left, with names below. Center, robed, standing figure facing left. Verso: Left, man seated with book, facing left. Right, standing robed man, turned slightly toward the right.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Artist
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906
Date
1851
Credit Line
Bequest of Erskine Hewitt
Medium
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
21.7 × 29.3 cm (8 9/16 × 11 9/16 in.)
Type
portraits
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
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