The Works of Mercy | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: R12385
People: Jacques Philippe Le Bas, French (Paris 1707 - 1783 Paris)
After David Teniers II, Flemish (Antwerp 1610 - 1690 Brussels)
Title: The Works of Mercy
Other Titles: Original Language Title: Les Oeuvvres de Misericorde
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1747
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/238234

Physical Descriptions

Technique: Engraving
Dimensions: Image: 40 × 59.7 cm (15 3/4 × 23 1/2 in.)
Plate: 50.8 × 63 cm (20 × 24 13/16 in.)
Sheet: 53.8 × 66.7 cm (21 3/16 × 26 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: John Witt Randall, bequest to his sister.
Belinda Lull Randall, sister of John Witt Randall, gift to Harvard University, 1892.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State: later (?)
Standard Reference Number: Le Bl. 7

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Object Number: R12385
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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