id:			111061
accession number:	1929.554
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1929.554
updated:		2024-03-26 01:57:14.387000

Study of an Elephant, c. 1867–1910. John Macallan Swan (British, 1847–1910). Charcoal; sheet: 22.8 x 26.7 cm (9 x 10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund 1929.554

title:				Study of an Elephant
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creation date:			c. 1867–1910
creation date earliest:		1862
creation date latest:		1910
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creditline:			Dudley P. Allen Fund
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culture:	England, 19th century
technique:	charcoal
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - British
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* John Macallan Swan (British, 1847–1910)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 22.8 x 26.7 cm (9 x 10 1/2 in.)
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	inscription:	In charcoal, recto, lower left: "J.M. Swan (signed)"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Drawings from the Collection of Sir Robert Witt, London
	opening date:   1938-09-30T05:00:00
	<i>Drawings from the Collection of Sir Robert Witt, London</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (September 30-October 30, 1938).

	title:		Conserving the Past for the Future
	opening date:   2001-03-04T00:00:00
	<i>Conserving the Past for the Future</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 4-May 6, 2001).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	O. C. H.Gutekunst Esq.
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	(P & D Colnaghi & Co., Ltd., London, England), sold to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: ?–1929
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: July 31, 1929–
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