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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.177
People
Attributed to Sébastien Le Clerc the Elder, French (Metz 1637 - 1714 Paris)
Title
Asian Monarch Visiting a Roman Emperor
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Oriental Potentate Visiting Roman Emperor
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
17th-18th century
Culture
French, Lorrainese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/295268

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Brown ink, brown wash, watercolor, and white gouache over graphite and black chalk on cream antique laid paper prepared with white gouache, adhered to canvas
Dimensions
22.4 x 30.9 cm (8 13/16 x 12 3/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • watermark: None visible–drawing is laying down

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Philip and Frances L. Hofer, Cambridge, Massachusetts, bequest of Frances L. Hofer; to Fogg Art Museum, 1979, inv. no. 1979.177

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Frances L. Hofer
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.177
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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