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New Year's Call
Study for "The Drawing Room"
New Year's Call
James Goodwyn Clonney (American (born in England), 1812–67)
about 1842
Medium/Technique
Watercolor and gouache with traces of graphite on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 6.5 x 8.6 cm (2 9/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number60.997
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik (1962) cat. 159
DescriptionGentleman bowing to lady, standing right; second man turning head toward statue of Venus reflected in mirror left. Man servant seen through half open door in rear. Chandelier upper right. Study for painting, "The Drawing Room," or "New Year's Call," 1842.
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA September 21, 1960