Tracing of Figure Study for The Voyage of Life: Childhood

About the Artwork

Title Tracing of Figure Study for The Voyage of Life: Childhood

Artwork Date between 1801 and 1848

Artist Thomas Cole

Life Dates 1801-1848

Nationality Please note: Definitions for nationality may vary significantly, depending on chronology and world events. Some definitions include: Belonging to a people having a common origin based on a geography and/or descent and/or tradition and/or culture and/or religion and/or language, or sharing membership in a legally defined nation. American

Culture Please note: Cultures may be defined by the language, customs, religious beliefs, social norms, and material traits of a group. ----------

Medium Pencil on tracing paper (verso toned with red chalk or pastel)

Dimensions Sheet (irreg.): 11 3/4 × 13 3/4 inches (29.8 × 34.9 cm)

Classification Drawings

Department Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Credit Founders Society Purchase, William H. Murphy Fund

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. 39.363

Copyright Public Domain