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1926

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1968

  • We acquired this object.

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Drawing, Sketch from life, Her Majesty Marie, Queen of Romania

This is a Drawing. It was created by Harriet Blackstone. It is dated October 18, 1926 and we acquired it in 1968. Its medium is black pastel crayon on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Stell Andersen. It is credited Gift of Miss Stell Andersen.

Its dimensions are

22.7 × 16 cm (8 15/16 × 6 5/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in black pencil, lower center: HER MAJESTY MARIE QUEEN OF ROMANIA / NEW YORK October 18, 1926/ SKETCH FROM LIFE H. BLACKSTONE; in graphite, lower margin: Well, I’ll sit pretty and […]

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sketch from life, Her Majesty Marie, Queen of Romania; Harriet Blackstone (American, 1864 - 1939); USA; black pastel crayon on paper; 22.7 × 16 cm (8 15/16 × 6 5/16 in.); Gift of Miss Stell Andersen; 1968-101-4-dd

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