DrawingsAmerican19th century

Figure of a Man in Elizabethan Costume

c. 1872

Artists

William RimmerArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Watercolor over graphite on off-white wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

25.5 x 15.5 cm (10 1/16 x 6 1/8 in.)

Provenance

From the artist to his daughter, Caroline Hunt Rimmer, at his death, 1879; to her niece, Edith Rimmer Durham Simonds, 1918; purchased by the Fogg Art Museum, 1936.

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