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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1986.637
People
School of Hendrick Goltzius, Dutch (Mühlbracht 1558 - 1617 Haarlem, Netherlands)
Title
Venus and Cupid; verso: calligraphic strokes
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
17th century
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/294231

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Brown ink and red wash, over traces of black chalk, partially incised, on cream antique laid paper; traces of later restoration in white opaque watercolor; verso: black chalk and graphite
Dimensions
20.3 × 17.7 cm (8 × 6 15/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: former mat, graphite: cf. Matham / Johan BvR
  • watermark: none
  • inscription: upper left, brown ink: HG [in ligature]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Jon Nicholas Streep, New York, sold; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston, 1964 (without their mark, L. 3306); Gift of Maida and George S. Abrams, 1986.637

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Maida and George S. Abrams
Accession Year
1986
Object Number
1986.637
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Subjects and Contexts

  • Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings

Verification Level

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