Harvard Art Museums > 1985.130: Portrait of a Man Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Portrait of a Man (? Andrea Mantegna) , 1985.130,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 23, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/294956. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1985.130 People ? Andrea Mantegna, Italian (Isola di Carturo, Italy 1431 - 1506 Mantua, Italy) Title Portrait of a Man Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 15th century Places Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Lombardy, Mantua Culture Italian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/294956 Physical Descriptions Medium Brown ink with smudges of red chalk on cream antique laid paper, laid down overall on cream antique laid paper Dimensions actual: 15.6 x 13 cm (6 1/8 x 5 1/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: verso of mount, center, graphite: Lugt 2868 John Tetlow Lugt 419 Benjamin West 1738-1820 Lugt 782 R. Dalton 1715-97 Byam-Shaw 1934, June U.M.D. inscription: verso of mount, l.l., graphite: 472580 collector's mark: l.l. (on infill), black ink, stamped: L. 2868 (John Tetlow, before 1840) collector's mark: l.r. edge, blind stamp: L. 419 (Benjamin West, 1738-1820) collector's mark: l.r. corner (partially destroyed), blind stamp: L. 782 (Robert Dalton, 1715-1797) (not assigned): Watermark visible during examination by Craigen Bowen. Beta required. Provenance Recorded Ownership History Robert Dingley. Robert Dalton, London, England (L. 782). Benjamin West, London, England (L. 419). John (before 1840) Tetlow, Lancashire, England (L. 2868). Alkrington Hall, Lancashire, England Walter Hugelshofer. John B. and Mrs. Louis G. Davidson, Gift to the Harvard University Art Museums. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of John B. Davidson and Mrs. Louis G. Davidson Accession Year 1985 Object Number 1985.130 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History James Byam Shaw, "A Lost Portrait of Mantegna and a Group of Paduan Drawings", Old Master Drawings (June, 1934), vol. 9, no. 33, pp. 1-7, pp. 1-7 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
