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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1991.161
People
Bernard Picart, French (Paris 1673 - 1733 Amsterdam)
Title
Hercules Playing a Lyre with the Infant Bacchus, after an Antique Gem
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Satyr Playing a Lyre with the Infant Bacchus (?), after an Antique Gem
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
c. 1722-1724
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/294021

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Red chalk on off-white antique laid paper, adhered to wove card, framing lines in graphite
Dimensions
20.9 x 15 cm (8 1/4 x 5 7/8 in.)
oval: 13 x 8.7 cm (5 1/8 x 3 7/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • watermark: none visible--drawing is laid down.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Agnes Mongan.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Agnes Mongan
Accession Year
1991
Object Number
1991.161
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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