Two Studies of a Kneeling Man; verso: Kneeling Man with Hands Folded in Prayer

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1999.11
People: Pietro Longhi, Italian (Venice, Italy 1700/02 - 1785 Venice, Italy)
Title: Two Studies of a Kneeling Man; verso: Kneeling Man with Hands Folded in Prayer
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 18th century
Places: Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Veneto, Venice
Culture: Italian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/292464

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Black chalk heightened with white chalk on tan antique laid paper (r. and v.)

Dimensions

35.9 × 27.5 cm (14 1/8 × 10 13/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

collector's mark: l.r. recto and verso, black ink: L.s. 788B (Dr. Ludwig Pollak)
inscription: l.l., brown ink: Guaran[o?]
watermark: Three crescent moons

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Dr. Ludwig Pollak, Rome (Lugt 788B on recto and verso). [Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox Ltd., London] sold; to Jeffrey E. Horvitz, Beverly Farms, Massachusetts, 1994, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1999

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Jeffrey E. Horvitz
Accession Year: 1999
Object Number: 1999.11
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Les Marques de Collections de Dessins & d'Estampes, website, Fondation Custodia, 2015, under Lugt 788b

Verification Level

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