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Identification and Creation

Object Number
S2.60
People
Sébastien Bourdon, French (Montpellier 1616 - 1671 Paris)
Title
Giving Drink to the Thirsty
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: The Seven Acts of Mercy
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1665 - 1670
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/235953

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching on two sheets of heavy cream antique laid paper, joined vertically
Technique
Etching
Dimensions
plate: 43.7 x 58.3 cm (17 3/16 x 22 15/16 in.)
album sheet: 55 x 76 cm (21 5/8 x 29 15/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower right: Sebastianus Bourdon Monpeliensis

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
R.-D. 3 ii/ii

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall, by exchange
Object Number
S2.60
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 2400 French/Italian/Spanish, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/15/2015 - 11/13/2015

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