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Identification and Creation

Object Number
G5797
People
Pietro Fontana, Italian (1762 - 1837)
Title
Greek Vase Showing Triumph of Bacchus
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Vasco greco rappresentante il trionfo di Bacco
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
18th-19th century
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/216802

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black chalk on cream wove paper
Dimensions
27.7 x 45.3 cm (10 7/8 x 17 13/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: mount, graphite: Fontana del. for his engr.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Francis Calley Gray, bequest to nephew, William Gray, 1856.
William Gray, gift to Harvard University, 1857.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray from the collection of Francis Calley Gray
Object Number
G5797
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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