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Artist/Maker
Dorothy Shakespear
(British, 1886 – 1973)
Datedate unknown
MediumPencil on tracing paper
DimensionsComposition/Sheet: 9 × 5 in. (22.9 × 12.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Omar S. Pound, Class of 1951
Object number2001.4.449.2
On view
Collections
Additional Details
Alternate Titles
[Study of Chinese dragons]
Exhibition History
2024-2025
Clinton, NY. The Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Menagerie: Animals in Art from the Wellin Museum," September 7, 2024 –June 8, 2025 (no cat.).
Clinton, NY. The Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art, Hamilton College. "Menagerie: Animals in Art from the Wellin Museum," September 7, 2024 –June 8, 2025 (no cat.).
Provenance
1973 or earlier: Private collection of Omar S. Pound, by gift or inheritance
2001: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery) by gift of Omar S. Pound
2001: Hamilton College (Fred L. Emerson Gallery) by gift of Omar S. Pound
Markings
Watermark visible along right side: [illegible, cut in half]
Dorothy Shakespear
Date: date unknown
Medium: Pencil on tracing paper
Object number: 2001.4.420.1
Dorothy Shakespear
Date: date unknown
Medium: Pencil on tracing paper
Object number: 2001.4.399.2
Dorothy Shakespear
Date: date unknown
Medium: Pencil on tracing paper
Object number: 2001.4.399.4
Dorothy Shakespear
Date: date unknown
Medium: Pencil on tracing paper
Object number: 2001.4.399.7
Dorothy Shakespear
Date: date unknown
Medium: Pencil on tracing paper
Object number: 2001.4.399.8
William C. Palmer
Date: n.d.
Medium: Pencil on tracing paper
Object number: WCP.XXX.6
William C. Palmer
Date: June 30, 1969
Medium: Pencil on tracing paper
Object number: WCP.XXX.26.4
William C. Palmer
Date: June 29, 1969
Medium: Pencil on tracing paper
Object number: WCP.XXX.26.3
Dorothy Shakespear
Date: date unknown
Medium: Pencil on paper
Object number: 2001.4.410.9