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1906

  • Work on this object began.

1907

  • Work on this object ended.

1959

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

  • You found it!

Drawing, A Knight in Armor, ca. 1906–07

This is a Drawing. It was created by Robert Ingersoll Aitken. It is dated ca. 1906–07 and we acquired it in 1959. Its medium is black pastel on heavy paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Robert I. Aitken. It is credited Gift of Mrs. Robert I. Aitken.

Its dimensions are

15 × 10 cm (5 7/8 × 3 15/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in black pastel, lower left: Aitken –

Cite this object as

Drawing, A Knight in Armor, ca. 1906–07; Robert Ingersoll Aitken (American, 1878–1949); USA; black pastel on heavy paper; 15 × 10 cm (5 7/8 × 3 15/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. Robert I. Aitken; 1959-87-24

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