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Identification and Creation

Object Number
R12104
People
François Forster, Swiss (Le Locle, Switzerland 1790 - 1872 Paris)
After Pierre-Narcisse Guérin, French (Paris 1774 - 1833 Rome)
Title
Aurora and Cephalus
Other Titles
Original Language Title: L'Aurore et Céphale
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1821
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/238580

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Engraving on cream wove paper
Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
image: 46.2 x 34.7 cm (18 3/16 x 13 11/16 in.)
sheet: 57.5 x 41.3 cm (22 5/8 x 16 1/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: engraved lower left: P. Guérin Pinx't
  • inscription: engraved lower right: F. Forster sculpt 1821

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
with adress
Standard Reference Number
Beraldi 39

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Object Number
R12104
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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