1979.40: Procession

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1979.40

People

Unidentified Artist

Title

Procession

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

16th century

Culture

Netherlandish

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/295511

Location

Location

Level 2, Room 2540, European Art, 13th–16th century, The Renaissance

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Physical Descriptions

Medium

Brown ink and violet wash on cream antique laid paper

Dimensions

17.1 x 13.7 cm (6 3/4 x 5 3/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• watermark: possibly related to Briquet 11456-7, Brussels 1547, Bruges 1550: fragment of a hand
• inscription: verso, upper center, graphite: A27 [encircled]
• inscription: verso, center, graphite: 23 [encircled]
• inscription: verso, lower left, graphite, erased: 187/2 dir[?] / Christof Sch[warz?] / [illegible line]
• inscription: verso, lower left, graphite: 940
• collector's mark: verso, lower left, purple ink, stamp: L. 2383 (Walter Schrott)
• inscription: verso, lower left, graphite: 158
• inscription: verso, right edge, graphite: 8 cm _____

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Possibly Rocco Leoni, Paris. Walter Schrott, Mendel, Tyrol (L. 2383, with his mark).
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Steiner, Larchmont, New York, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1979.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Steiner

Accession Year

1979

Object Number

1979.40

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

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Exhibition History

• 32Q: 2540 Renaissance, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 03/17/2025 - 07/14/2025

Subjects and Contexts

• Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings

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