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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1957.177
People
Philibert-Louis Debucourt, French (Paris 1755 - 1832 Paris)
Title
The Happy Family
Other Titles
Original Language Title: L'Heureure Famille
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
c. 1796
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/294028

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Watercolor with touches of graphite on cream paper, framing lines in black and brown ink
Dimensions
23.7 x 18.5 cm (9 5/16 x 7 5/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: old label, center, black ink: P.L.Debucourt. / 'L'Heureure Famille' / Engraved by the artist / and published in 1796. / [crossed out]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Charles E. Dunlap, New York, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1957, inv. no. 1957.177

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Charles E. Dunlap
Accession Year
1957
Object Number
1957.177
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Alvin L. Clark, Jr., "To Delight the Eye": French Drawings and Paintings from the Collection of Charles E. Dunlap, exh. cat., Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, 2005), checklist no. 7, pp. 8, 11

Exhibition History

  • "To Delight the Eye": French Drawings and Paintings from the Collection of Charles E. Dunlap, Harvard University Art Museums, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 12/17/2005 - 03/12/2006

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