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Drawing, Head of a Cow, Étretat

This is a Drawing. It was created by Samuel Colman. It is dated 1874 and we acquired it in 1939. Its medium is brush and watercolor, gouache, graphite on rough brown-grey paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Samuel Colman. It is credited Gift of Mrs. Samuel Colman.

Its dimensions are

20.4 × 14.7 cm (8 1/16 × 5 13/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in brush and brown watercolor, lower right: Etretat 1874.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Head of a Cow, Étretat; Samuel Colman (American, 1832 - 1920); USA; brush and watercolor, gouache, graphite on rough brown-grey paper; 20.4 × 14.7 cm (8 1/16 × 5 13/16 in.); Gift of Mrs. Samuel Colman; 1939-85-18-a

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