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Asher Brown Durand (1796–1886) | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

... were two younger aspiring painters who had also started in the engraving trade, John Frederick Kensett and John William Casilear. Though Durand copied the old masters extensively in the galleries of Europe and drew frequently outdoors, his most ...

Sketchbook of Figure Studies, Sketchbook;

Drawings in graphite, pen and ink, and watercolor on off-white wove paper affixed with adhesive wafers at corners to dark tan laid (ledgerbook) paper, bound in a cardboard cover with leather trim Cover: 12 11/16 x 7 3/4 in. (32.2 x 19.7 cm) Sheets: 12 11/16 x 7 3/4 in. (32.2 x 19.7 cm)

Purchase, Maria DeWitt Jesup Fund,1979 (1979.581)

[inside front cover at top]: 15 [?]; [on 1979.581.2 recto]: John Casilear [the artist's father]/ His Book/ New York/ May 1, 1814/ The Property of ...

Watermarked sheets: [figure with shield in cartouche]