A Copying-Day at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, from "Harper's Weekly"

1902

Not on view

Two women (at right) and other visitors watch artists (including three women artists) copy artwork in the museum's collection.

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Title: A Copying-Day at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, from "Harper's Weekly"
Artist: W. C. Peters (American, 19th century)
Publisher: Harper's Weekly (American, 1857–1916)
Date: 1902
Medium: Photomechanical reproduction of a drawing
Dimensions: Image: 13 3/4 × 20 1/4 in. (35 × 51.5 cm)
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 22 7/16 in. (40.5 × 57 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Helen L. Card, 1947
Object Number: Museum Accession.1947.1
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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