Nicolas Boileau Despréaux (1636-1711)

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1943.1419
People: Unidentified Artist
Title: Nicolas Boileau Despréaux (1636-1711)
Classification: Medals and Medallions
Work Type: medallion
Date: 18th century
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/229717

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

sight: 6 x 4.6 x 0.5 cm (2 3/8 x 1 13/16 x 3/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: back of frame, black paint: Boileau
inscription: back of frame, incised: [in script:] Boileau

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, NY; his bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop

Accession Year

1943

Object Number

1943.1419

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

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Descriptions

Description: Boileau in right profile, with long, curly hair. Background lightly textured. Back of medallion is covered by frame and not visible.

Verification Level

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