Sheet of Sketches

Eastman Johnson (American, 1824–1906)

1872

Medium/Technique Charcoal and graphite pencil on paper

Dimensions Sheet: 47.8 x 31.0 cm (18 13/16 x 12 3/16 in.)

Credit Line Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875

Accession Number55.758

NOT ON VIEW

ClassificationsDrawings

DescriptionLarge sketch of child with smaller sketches around him of sheep, trees, and a man. Study for painting dated 1872

Marks Watermark in ll corner: B

InscriptionsLR in graphite: E. J.

ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA October 20, 1955