Time Rescuing Truth | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: R3614
People: Laurent Cars, French (Lyon 1699 - 1771 Paris)
After François Le Moyne, French (Paris, France 1688 - 1737 Paris, France)
Title: Time Rescuing Truth
Other Titles: Original Language Title: Le Temps Enlève la Vérité
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1747
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/239518

Physical Descriptions

Technique: Engraving
Dimensions: Image: 33.5 × 25.2 cm (13 3/16 × 9 15/16 in.)
Plate: 38.5 × 27 cm (15 3/16 × 10 5/8 in.)
Sheet: 38.8 × 27.2 cm (15 1/4 × 10 11/16 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

Standard Reference Number: IFF, vol. III, no. 118, p. 491; Le Blanc 15

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Object Number: R3614
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/28/2023 - 05/07/2023

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R3614: Time Rescuing Truth