Object Timeline

1930

  • Work on this object began.

1932

  • Work on this object ended.

1956

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

  • You found it!

Drawing, The Rise of Rome: Head of a Man Facing Left, Scipio

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Gustav Boerg Jensen. It is dated 1930–32 and we acquired it in 1956. Its medium is china marker. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of Ellen Gustav Jensen.

Its dimensions are

42.2 x 34.5 cm (16 5/8 x 13 5/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, The Rise of Rome: Head of a Man Facing Left, Scipio; Designed by Gustav Boerg Jensen (Danish, 1898 – 1954); USA; china marker; 42.2 x 34.5 cm (16 5/8 x 13 5/8 in.); Gift of Ellen Gustav Jensen; 1956-47-29

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