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Head of a Cow, Sketches of Children

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Cow facing left, at left; at right, two sketches of a child. Verso: Several studies of children and details of arms and legs.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Artist
Daniel Huntington, American, 1816–1906
Date
June 23, 1855
Credit Line
Bequest of Erskine Hewitt
Medium
Graphite and white chalk on brown paper
Dimensions
22.9 × 28.3 cm (9 × 11 1/8 in.)
Type
animals
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
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