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The Red Mantle at Pharsalia -- Plutarch
The Red Mantle at Pharsalia -- Plutarch

The Red Mantle at Pharsalia -- Plutarch

William Rimmer (American (born in England), 1816–1879)
1836–79
Medium/TechniqueGraphite pencil, pen and brown ink
DimensionsSheet (printed with decorative frame): 45.1 x 32.4cm (17 3/4 x 12 3/4in.)
Credit LineBequest from Estate of Frank C. Doble
Accession number1971.239
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsWithin oval, l.r., in pen over pencil: W. Rimmer. Outside oval, l.l., in pencil: title.ProvenanceMrs. A. W. Elson; Estate of Frank C. Doble; bequest to MFA, May 12, 1971.
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1836–79
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