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1942

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Drawing, Right Hands for a Portrait

This is a Drawing. It was created by Daniel Huntington. It is dated January 1852 and we acquired it in 1942. Its medium is graphite on 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

29.2 × 21.7 cm (11 1/2 × 8 9/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite with note and date, upper left: Jan -/52; verso: Julian Madan

Cite this object as

Drawing, Right Hands for a Portrait; Daniel Huntington (American, 1816–1906); USA; graphite on paper; 29.2 × 21.7 cm (11 1/2 × 8 9/16 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1942-50-681

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