1955.18: Saint Gregory the Great Distributing His Worldly Goods to the Poor

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1955.18

People

Charles-André, called Carle Vanloo, French (Nice 1705 - 1765 Paris)
Previously attributed to Jean-Baptiste Huet, French (Paris 1745 - 1811 Paris)

Title

Saint Gregory the Great Distributing His Worldly Goods to the Poor

Other Titles

Former Title: Young Man Giving Alms

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

18th century

Culture

French

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/294007

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Brown ink and gray and brown wash with traces of white gouache over traces of black chalk on off-white antique laid paper, framing lines in brown ink, laid down on cream antique laid paper, irregular

Dimensions

21.9 × 12.7 cm (8 5/8 × 5 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: verso, lower left, brown ink: -No.873 ["o." in superscript]
• inscription: verso, lower right, graphite: Dir John Gilbert ?

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Possibly Dr. John Gilbert; Swetzoff Gallery, Boston, sold; to Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund, inv. no. 1955.18

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund

Accession Year

1955

Object Number

1955.18

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• Alvin L. Clark, Jr. and Edouard Kopp, French Drawings from the Age of Claude, Poussin, Watteau, and Fragonard: Highlights from the Collection of the Harvard Art Museums, Harvard Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2022), cat. no. 68, repr.

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