Harvard Art Museums > 8.1955.21: Female Nude Leaning on a Block Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Female Nude Leaning on a Block (Washington Allston) , 8.1955.21,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 19, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/305412. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 8.1955.21 People Washington Allston, American (Georgetown, SC 1779 - 1843 Cambridge, MA) Title Female Nude Leaning on a Block Other Titles Former Title: Upper Body, Female Nude Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date c. 1804-1806 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/305412 Physical Descriptions Medium Black and white chalk on discolored blue-gray wove paper Dimensions 27 x 44.2 cm (10 5/8 x 17 3/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: verso, l.r., graphite: Allston s[eries?] 87 Provenance Recorded Ownership History To the artist's wife Martha Dana Allston at his death, 1843; to the Washington Allston Trust, 1862. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Loan from The Washington Allston Trust Object Number 8.1955.21 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 Kenyon Castle Bolton, III, "The Drawings of Washington Allston: A Catalogue Raisonné" (Ph.D. Diss., Harvard University, 1977), no. 233, reproduced in b/w fig. 566 William H. Gerdts and Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr., "A Man of Genius": The Art of Washington Allston (1779-1843), exh. cat., Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (Boston, MA, 1979), pp. 217-221, cat. 81, ill. Exhibition History "A Man of Genius": The Art of Washington Allston (1779-1843), Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, 12/12/1979 - 02/03/1980; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, 02/28/1980 - 04/27/1980 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
