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Image Not Available for Elements of Drawing: Exemplified in a Variety of Figures and Sketches of Parts of the Human Form
Elements of Drawing: Exemplified in a Variety of Figures and Sketches of Parts of the Human Form
Image Not Available for Elements of Drawing: Exemplified in a Variety of Figures and Sketches of Parts of the Human Form

Elements of Drawing: Exemplified in a Variety of Figures and Sketches of Parts of the Human Form

Henry Williams (American, 1787–1830)
1814
Place of PublicationBoston, Massachusetts, USA
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book with engravings
DimensionsOverall: 22.5 x 18.5 x 1 cm (8 7/8 x 7 5/16 x 3/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession number54.1759
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ClassificationsIllustrated books
Description
Boston: Published by H. Williams [et al.], 1814
ProvenanceInscribed in pen and brown ink on front flyleaf "Miss Elizabeth Walker from her affectionate / friend / M. Balch / Jan. 3 1815"; graphite "Gift of Miss F. L. Chace / 5 Oct. 1925"; Maxim Karolik (1893-1963), by whom given to MFA, December 9, 1954.
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