1991.82: Design for a Ceiling Depicting "The Reception of Hercules in Olympus"

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1991.82

People

James Thornhill, British, English (Woolland, England 1675 - 1734 Stalbridge, England)

Title

Design for a Ceiling Depicting "The Reception of Hercules in Olympus"

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

17th-18th century

Culture

British

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/294728

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Brown ink, watercolor and wh. gouache over graphite on cream antique laid paper

Dimensions

27.9 x 35.2 cm (11 x 13 7/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• Signed: l.r. br ink: J.Th.f.; l.c. bl ink: JTh (Lugt 1544)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Alvin Whitley Fund

Accession Year

1991

Object Number

1991.82

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• Edward Saywell, "Guide to Drawing Terms and Techniques", Harvard University Art Museums Bulletin, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 1998), vol. VI, no. 2, pp. 30-39, pp. 37-38 under "Watercolor"
• Edward Saywell, Behind the Line: The Materials and Techniques of Old Master Drawings, Harvard University Art Museums Bulletin, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, 1998), vol. 6, no. 2, checklist no. 41, p. 29, and p. 21, fig. 21 (color)

Exhibition History

• Behind the Line: The Materials and Techniques of Old Master Drawings, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/03/1998 - 12/30/1998
• A Decade of Collecting: Recent Acquisitions of Prints and Drawings from 1480 to 1940, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 03/25/2000 - 07/02/2000

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