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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.2018.99
People
Gérard de Lairesse, Dutch (Liège 1641 - 1711 Amsterdam)
Title
Mythological Scene: The Golden Age: Aetas Aurea
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
17th-18th century
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/212322

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Red chalk and brown wash on cream antique laid paper, incised, two pieces joined
Dimensions
28.8 × 35 cm (11 5/16 × 13 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • watermark: [on larger sheet:] IHS; [on smaller sheet:] [fragment of the arms of Amsterdam]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Sold [through Christie's, Amsterdam, November 25, 1991, lot 92], to Maida and George Abrams, Boston

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
The Maida and George Abrams Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Promised Gift
Accession Year
2018
Object Number
1.2018.99
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Subjects and Contexts

  • Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings

Verification Level

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