Skeleton of a Gorilla, for "Art Anatomy"
DrawingsAmerican19th century

Skeleton of a Gorilla, for "Art Anatomy"

1872

Artists

William RimmerArtist
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Graphite and brown ink on heavy buff wove paper
Culture
American
Century
19th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

32.2 x 24 cm (12 11/16 x 9 7/16 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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