id:			93265
accession number:	1946.1701
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1946.1701
updated:		2025-02-08 22:07:36.873000

Grinding the Axe, c. 1827–68. William Sidney Mount (American, 1807–1868). Graphite; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection 1946.1701

title:				Grinding the Axe
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creation date:			c. 1827–68
creation date earliest:		1822
creation date latest:		1868
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creditline:			Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection
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culture:	America
technique:	graphite
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - American 19th Century
type:		Drawing
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* William Sidney Mount (American, 1807–1868)  - artist

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PROVENANCE

	Victor D. Spark [1898-1991], New York, NY, sold to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: ?–1946
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: July 25, 1946–
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