Sketchbook of Figure Studies

Creator Name

John William Casilear

Cultural Context

American

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Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Sketchbook

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Title

Sketchbook of Figure Studies

Creator

John William Casilear, American, New York 1811–1893 Saratoga Springs, New York, Artist

Worktype

Cultural Context

American

Material

Drawings in graphite, pen and ink, and watercolor on off-white wove paper affixed with adhesive wafers at corners to dark tan laid (ledgerbook) paper, bound in a cardboard cover with leather trim

Dimensions

Cover: 12 11/16 x 7 3/4 in. (32.2 x 19.7 cm) Sheets: 12 11/16 x 7 3/4 in. (32.2 x 19.7 cm);
height: 32.2263centimetre;
width: 19.7centimetre;
width: 19.685centimetre

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Date

Provenance

Maria DeWitt Jesup Fund,1979

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Rights

Public Domain

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Metropolitan Museum of Art