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1942

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2015

2025

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Drawing, Sketches for Portrait of Miss Hayden

This is a Drawing. It was created by Daniel Huntington. It is dated ca. 1878 and we acquired it in 1942. Its medium is graphite on light 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

22.9 × 31 cm (9 × 12 3/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower center: for Miss Hayden -; lower right: Miss Hayden - July 6 - / hair light brown - / (color of Charlies[?] on the port!)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sketches for Portrait of Miss Hayden; Daniel Huntington (American, 1816–1906); USA; graphite on light brown paper; 22.9 × 31 cm (9 × 12 3/16 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1942-50-693-a

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