The Eagle and the Beetle | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: R7864
People: Pierre Alexandre Aveline, French (Paris, France 1702 - 1760 Paris, France)
After Jean-Baptiste Oudry, French (Paris 1686 - 1755 Beauvais)
Title: The Eagle and the Beetle
Other Titles: Original Language Title: L'aigle et l'escarbot
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 18th century
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/240192

Physical Descriptions

Technique: Engraving
Dimensions: Image: 28.3 × 20.5 cm (11 1/8 × 8 1/16 in.)
Sheet: 29.2 × 21 cm (11 1/2 × 8 1/4 in.)

Provenance

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

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: IFF, vol. I, no. 104, p. 333

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Object Number: R7864
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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