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This and 87 other objects are a part of a set whose first object is Album.

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1943

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2010

2024

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Album Page, Sarcophagus, Louvre, Paris

This is a Album page. It was attributed to Whitney Warren Jr.. It is dated late 19th century and we acquired it in 1943. Its medium is brush and wash, pen and black and red ink, graphite on off-white wove paper tipped into binding with fabric. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. William Greenough. It is credited Gift of Mrs. William Greenough.

  • Mount (France)
  • cast and gilt bronze mounted on carved wood block.
  • Gift of Mrs. Charles B. Alexander.
  • 1907-1-40

Its dimensions are

14.7 x 24.5 cm (5 13/16 x 9 5/8 in.), irregular; mount: 31.9 x 24.6 cm (12 9/16 x 9 11/16 in.), irregular

It is inscribed

Recto, in graphite, upper right corner: (inscribed in circle) 104; below right of drawing: T... in Louvre / Paris.

Cite this object as

Album Page, Sarcophagus, Louvre, Paris; Attributed to Whitney Warren Jr. (American, 1864–1943); France; brush and wash, pen and black and red ink, graphite on off-white wove paper tipped into binding with fabric; 14.7 x 24.5 cm (5 13/16 x 9 5/8 in.), irregular; mount: 31.9 x 24.6 cm (12 9/16 x 9 11/16 in.), irregular; Gift of Mrs. William Greenough; 1943-51-171

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