Memorial to Norman Sherman

c. 1826

American 19th Century

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and ink with gouache and touches of chalk overgraphite

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch

  • Dimensions

    Overall: 42.9 x 52.8 cm (16 7/8 x 20 13/16 in.)
    framed: 50.8 x 60.9 cm (20 x 24 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1971.83.40

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Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1974

  • Recent Acquisitions and Promised Gifts: Sculptures, Drawings, Prints. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1974:219.

Inscriptions

lower right on base of monument: In / Memory of / Norman Sherman / who died 25 Oct. 1826 / aged 8 years 9 months / and 25 days--

Wikidata ID

Q64534832

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