Head of a Beggar; verso: Half-length Study of a Nude Man | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1984.841
People: Copy after Anthony van Dyck, Flemish (Antwerp, Belgium 1599 - 1641 London)
after Peter Paul Rubens, Flemish (Siegen, Westphalia 1577 - 1640 Antwerp, Belgium)
Title: Head of a Beggar; verso: Half-length Study of a Nude Man
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Head of a Negro; verso: Half-length Study of a Nude Man
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 17th century
Culture: Flemish
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/295319

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Black and red chalk on off-white antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink; verso: red chalk offset with random black chalk smudges

Dimensions

14.8 x 12.2 cm (5 13/16 x 4 13/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

watermark: none

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Maida and George Abrams, Boston, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1984.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Maida and George S. Abrams
Accession Year: 1984
Object Number: 1984.841
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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