Harvard Art Museums > 1938.31: Louis XV (1710-1774) Sculpture Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Louis XV (1710-1774) (Giovanni Battista Nini) , 1938.31,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/230652. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1938.31 People Giovanni Battista Nini, Italian (Urbino, Italy 1717 - 1786 Chaumont sur Loire, France) Title Louis XV (1710-1774) Classification Sculpture Work Type sculpture, relief Date 1770 Culture Italian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/230652 Location Location Level 2, Room 2340, European and American Art, 17th–19th century, The Silver Cabinet: Art and Ritual, 1600–1850 View this object's location on our interactive map Physical Descriptions Medium Terracotta Technique Relief Dimensions 15.1 × 3.5 cm (5 15/16 × 1 3/8 in.) framed: 20.5 cm (8 1/16 in.) 484.1 g Inscriptions and Marks Signed: impressed on truncation: I B NINI F 1770 inscription: u.r. of verso, black ink, handwritten: Louis XV inscription: verso, blue paint, handwritten: 3 label: center of verso, black ink, handwritten: Louis XV / No. 24 in catalogue / Villers Provenance Recorded Ownership History Grenville L. Winthrop, New York, NY; his gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1938. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Grenville L. Winthrop, Class of 1886 Accession Year 1938 Object Number 1938.31 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions THIS WORK MAY NOT BE LENT BY THE TERMS OF ITS ACQUISITION TO THE HARVARD ART MUSEUMS. The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Louis in profile right, with laurel wreath. Exhibition History 32Q: 2340 Cabinet Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/25/2019 - 03/01/2025 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
