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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1978.571
People
Imitator of Alfred Dedreux, French (Paris 1810 - 1860 Paris)
Previously attributed to Alfred Dedreux, French (Paris 1810 - 1860 Paris)
Title
Equestrienne
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Equestrian Portrait of George Sand / Les Amazones
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting
Date
19th century
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/227490

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
37.5 x 27.9 cm (14 3/4 x 11 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: Signature at l.l. appears to be under an extra coat of varnish, probably indicating later addition
  • inscription: l.l.: Alfred de Dreux
  • inscription: on back of frame, in yellow chalk: I-424; TW XCY
  • inscription: on back of frame, in graphite: 22661-8B
  • label: on back of frame, printed in black: 829
  • inscription: on back of frame, in graphite: 2 [encircled]
  • inscription: on back of frame, in graphite: 15

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
J. Ritter von K., sold; through [C. J. Wawra, Vienna, April 20-21, 1921, lot 20, sold][Dorotheum, Vienna, March 17-20, 1970, lot 32, sold]. R. Kashey, traded to M. Schweitzer, 1970, sold; to Charles K. Lock, 1974, gift to Fogg Art Museum, 1978. Through Gilbert S. Edelson of Rosenman Colin Freund Lewis and Cohen, NY

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Charles K. Lock
Accession Year
1978
Object Number
1978.571
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • "Notable Works of Art Now on the Market" [supplement], The Burlington Magazine (June 1970), vol. 112, no. 807, n.p., pl. LVII (as De Dreux)
  • Edgar Peters Bowron, European Paintings Before 1900 in the Fogg Art Museum: A Summary Catalogue including Paintings in the Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 1990), pp. 105-6

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