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Boy in Courtroom: Heads of Questionaires
James Wells Champney (American, 1843–1903)
1863–1903
Medium/Technique
Pen and ink, brush and wash on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 24.9 x 18.4 cm (9 13/16 x 7 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number58.1139
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
Catalogue Raisonné
Not in Karolik (1962) cat.
DescriptionBoy in courtroom surrounded by men. Below, studies of men's faces.
InscriptionsAnnotated above left: (3 min. of 12 oclock exactly - / (something illegible)
Annotated above right: good. The boy's expression / is perfect. So keep / it in the finished / drawing.
Annotated above right: good. The boy's expression / is perfect. So keep / it in the finished / drawing.
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA November 13, 1958