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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.1260
People
John Flaxman, British (York, England 1755 - 1826 London, England)
Title
Sir Francis Drake (c. 1540-1596)
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
18th-19th century
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/230230

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Pink wax
Technique
Relief
Dimensions
11.6 x 10.5 cm (4 9/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: wooden backing, brown ink: Sir Francis Drake
  • label: wooden backing, paper, black ink, printed: [biographical article about Drake]
  • inscription: wooden backing, graphite: No. 16 [inscribed twice]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Frederick Rathbone, London], sold; to Grenville Lindall Winthrop, New York, 1910, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.1260
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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