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Drawing, Overlapping Sketches for Portrait of Mr. Amory

This is a Drawing. It was created by Daniel Huntington. It is dated May 10, 1881 and we acquired it in 1942. Its medium is graphite on brown paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was bequest of Erskine Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

25.5 × 35.5 cm (10 1/16 × 14 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: hap. hazard- / from Mr Amory . May 10th.|81; lower right: holding his watch / with gold chain | a characteristic / action for the hand. / hand it so[?] -

Cite this object as

Drawing, Overlapping Sketches for Portrait of Mr. Amory; Daniel Huntington (American, 1816–1906); USA; graphite on brown paper; 25.5 × 35.5 cm (10 1/16 × 14 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1942-50-576

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