Young Man Lifting Drapery | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1983.163
People: Jean Restout, French (Rouen 1692 - 1768 Paris)
Previously attributed to Jean Jouvenet, French (Rouen 1649 - 1717 Paris)
Title: Young Man Lifting Drapery
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Male Figure Lifting Drapery
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 17th-18th century
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/294749

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Black and white chalk on tan antique laid paper, squared in black chalk

Dimensions

20.9 x 24 cm (8 1/4 x 9 7/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: verso, center, black chalk: B (?)
watermark: center: Close to Heawood 3325, 3326, 3329

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Charles Collins, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1983, inv. no. 1983.163

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Charles Collins
Accession Year: 1983
Object Number: 1983.163
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Antoine Schnapper and Christine Gouzi, Jean Jouvenet 1644-1717 et la peinture d'histoire à Paris, Arthena (Paris, 2010), cat. no. D.R. 51, p. 390, repr. (as Jean Jouvenet)

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