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James Henry Moser

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing of a catalogue cover for the Corcoran Gallery of Art. The image shows a sketch with the words "The Corcoran Gallery of Art Catalogue" and handwritten notes in cursive. The drawing includes a stone lion statue on a plinth, set next to steps leading up to tall columns. On the steps are a man and a young girl in Victorian-era clothing. The man holds a top hat and wears a tailcoat while the girl holds a parasol and wears a long-sleeved dress and wide-brimmed hat. An annotation showing "4 5/8" is included underneath the sketch.

Artwork Details

Date
1890-1891
Medium
pen and black ink over graphite with applied wove paper on paperboard
Dimensions
2498 × 4000 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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