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Identification and Creation

Object Number
R3193
People
Johann Georg Wille, German (Königsberg in Bayern, Germany 1715 - 1808 Paris, France)
After Pierre-Alexandre Wille, French (Paris 1748 - 1821 Paris)
Title
The Philosopher of the Past
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Le Philosophe du Temps Passé
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1782
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Germany
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/247384

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Engraving
Dimensions
Image: 21.5 × 18.8 cm (8 7/16 × 7 3/8 in.)
Plate: 25.6 × 19.8 cm (10 1/16 × 7 13/16 in.)
Sheet: 38.6 × 27.8 cm (15 3/16 × 10 15/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: JWR:"Peter Alex Wille B Paris 1748 pup & son of JG Wille D 1815; P of Genre; $14.00"

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
Le Bl. 73

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Object Number
R3193
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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