Thoughts of the Moment
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
William Sidney Mount (American, 1807–1868). Thoughts of the Moment, May 1848. Graphite on paper, Sheet: 5 7/8 x 8 3/4 in. (14.9 x 22.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Jesse Merritt, 41.972. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Thoughts of the Moment
Date
May 1848
Medium
Graphite on paper
Classification
Dimensions
Sheet: 5 7/8 x 8 3/4 in. (14.9 x 22.2 cm)
Signatures
Unsigned
Inscriptions
Written in pencil along bottom: below left vignette, "-- A bachelor, reading / a love letter -- / May 8th 1848 -- "; in center, "Thoughts of the Moment"; below right vignette, "-- A bachelor mending / his night shirt"
Credit Line
Gift of Jesse Merritt
Accession Number
41.972
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