Giving Drink to the Thirsty | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: R4005
People: Louis Audran, French (1670 - 1712)
After Sébastien Bourdon, French (Montpellier 1616 - 1671 Paris)
Title: Giving Drink to the Thirsty
Other Titles: Original Language Title: Allez au devant de ceux qui on soif
Series/Book Title: Les Oeuvres de Miséricorde (Acts of Mercy)
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 17th century
Places: Creation Place: Europe, France, Paris
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/240299

Physical Descriptions

Technique: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Image: 24.1 × 34 cm (9 1/2 × 13 3/8 in.)
Sheet: 26 × 34.2 cm (10 1/4 × 13 7/16 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 XVIIe siècle, vol. I, no. 9, p. 221; M.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: R4005
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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