About this artwork
In producing what is alleged to be the world’s largest silverpoint drawing, Wilde placed himself at the center of this composition, surrounded by artists and pictorial devices that sustained his long career.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Prints and Drawings
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Artist
- John Wilde
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Title
- The Great Autobiographical Silverpoint Drawing
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Place
- United States (Artist's nationality)
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Date
- 1983–1984
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Medium
- Silverpoint on wood panel prepared with a gesso ground
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Dimensions
- 119.5 × 286 cm (47 1/16 × 112 5/8 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Karen Johnson Boyd
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Reference Number
- 1986.8
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