Object Timeline

1960

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2025

  • You found it!

Drawing, Bust of a Laughing Child by Donatello, Vienna

This is a Drawing. It was created by Kenyon Cox. It is dated ca. 1884 and we acquired it in 1960. Its medium is graphite on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Allyn Cox. It is credited Gift of Allyn Cox.

Its dimensions are

21.9 × 16.3 cm (8 5/8 × 6 7/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in graphite, center left: Kenyon Cox.; repeated faintly at upper right.

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: Donatello. Vienna -

Cite this object as

Drawing, Bust of a Laughing Child by Donatello, Vienna; Kenyon Cox (American, 1856–1919); USA; graphite on paper; 21.9 × 16.3 cm (8 5/8 × 6 7/16 in.); Gift of Allyn Cox; 1960-83-353

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use page.

For higher resolution or commercial use contact ArtResource.

If you would like to cite this object in a Wikipedia article please use the following template:

<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://www-4.collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18435143/ |title=Drawing, Bust of a Laughing Child by Donatello, Vienna |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=15 February 2025 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>