Harvard Art Museums > 1926.33.155: Boat and Sketches of Two Figures, Venice Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Add to Collection Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Boat and Sketches of Two Figures, Venice (John Ruskin) , 1926.33.155,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, May 04, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/298815. Identification and Creation Object Number 1926.33.155 People John Ruskin, British (London, England 1819 - 1900 Brantwood, England) Title Boat and Sketches of Two Figures, Venice Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1845 Culture British Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/298815 Physical Descriptions Medium Watercolor, gouache, black chalk, and graphite on brown wove paper Dimensions 9.4 x 20 cm (3 11/16 x 7 7/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: l.r.: J. Ruskin Venice 1845 Provenance Recorded Ownership History Fine Arts Department, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, Transferred to the Fogg Art Museum, 1926. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Fine Arts Department, Harvard University Accession Year 1926 Object Number 1926.33.155 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Charles Herbert Moore, Catalogue, with Notes, of Studies and Fac-similes from Examples of the Works of Florence and Venice; and of Fac-similes and Original Works to be Used as Exercises in Drawing, Belonging to the Fine Arts Department of Harvard University, exh. cat. (Cambridge, MA, 1878), no. 30 E. T. Cook and Alexander Wedderburn, The Works of John Ruskin, G. Allen (London, England, 1903 -1912), vol. 38, no. 1790 Gail S. Weinberg, Drawings of John Ruskin (1819 - 1900), exh. cat., Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1979), no. 20 Mary Jo Davis, "Technical Examination of Twelve Discolored Drawings and Watercolors by John Ruskin" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, 1994), Unpublished, pp. 1-17 passim Exhibition History Studies and Fac-similes from Examples of the Works of Florence and Venice..., Harvard Art Club, Cambridge, 12/01/1878 - 12/31/1878 [John Ruskin exhibition], Smith College Museum of Art, 12/01/1949 - 12/21/1949; Yale University Art Gallery, 01/01/1950 - 01/31/1950 Drawings of John Ruskin, 1819 - 1900, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 01/19/1979 - 03/04/1979 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu