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Identification and Creation

Object Number
G5799
People
Pietro Fontana, Italian (1762 - 1837)
Title
Greek Vase Showing Triumph of Bacchus
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Vaso greco rappresentante il trionfo di Bacco
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
18th-19th century
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/216803

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.

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
G5799
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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