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Drawing, Study for "Hagar and Ishmael in the Desert"

This is a Drawing. It was created by Thomas Moran. It is dated May 1894 and we acquired it in 1917. Its medium is brush and brown, gray, black and white wash, graphite on gray paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Thomas Moran. It is credited Gift of Thomas Moran.

Its dimensions are

24.2 x 31 cm. (9 9/16 x 12 in.)

It is signed

Signed and dated in pen and ink, lower left: ... T. Moran. May 1894.

It is inscribed

Inscribed in pen and ink, lower left: Study for a painting: Hagar and Ishamel in the Desert.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Study for "Hagar and Ishmael in the Desert"; Thomas Moran (American, b. Britain, 1837–1926); USA; brush and brown, gray, black and white wash, graphite on gray paper; 24.2 x 31 cm. (9 9/16 x 12 in.); Gift of Thomas Moran; 1917-17-80

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