33.2005.1.A-17.F: Album of Drawings

Identification and Creation

Object Number

33.2005.1.A-17.F

People

Léon G. Lebègue, French (Orleans, France 1863 - 1930)

Title

Album of Drawings

Other Titles

Series/Book Title: Album de Croquis

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

album

Date

1886

Culture

French

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/144516

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Album of 126 drawings in various media

Dimensions

cover: 26 x 33.2 cm (10 1/4 x 13 1/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• Signed: l.r. black ink: par LLebègue
• inscription: front cover, black ink and white gouache, in artist's hand: ALBUM DE CROQUIS
• inscription: front cover, lower right, black ink, in artist's hand: 15-20 février 1886
• inscription: back cover, lower right, black ink, in artist's hand: 15-20 fevrier 1886
• inscription: inside back cover, graphite: 129 / 129 / 20 pages

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Anonymous loan

Object Number

33.2005.1.A-17.F

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Album of 17 pages of tan wove paper. Faded blue wove paper covers, attached with brads. Drawings are in various media, including watercolor, ink, and graphite. Many are inscribed with dates from January, February, March, May 1886.

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