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A Case of Conscience
David Claypoole Johnston (American, 1798–1865)
1849
Medium/Technique
Graphite rubbed for transfer on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 11.9 x 12.7 cm (4 11/16 x 5 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number55.761
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik (1962) cat. 431
DescriptionTwo men standing, left, addressing a man seated at a desk, right. Study for "Scraps," 1849, pl. IV, no. 6.
InscriptionsNotes inscribed in graphite above, and on verso.
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA October 20, 1955