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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1999.239
People
Louis Hersent, French (Paris 1777 - 1860 Paris)
Title
Study for "The Death of Xavier Bichat"; verso: Anatomical Studies
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1817
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/189968

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Graphite on cream wove paper
Dimensions
16.7 x 14.6 cm (6 9/16 x 5 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: recto, lower centre, graphite, French: Esperron, etude pour le tableau de la mort de Bichat
  • inscription: verso, graphite: color references to anatomical sketches

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Roberta, and Alexander B.V. Johnson Olson, New York, gift to HUAM, 1999.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Roberta J. M. Olson and Alexander B. V. Johnson
Accession Year
1999
Object Number
1999.239
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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