Soldier Leaning on a Lance; verso: Sketches of Nude Figures (counterproof) | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1979.189
People: Salvator Rosa, Italian (Arenella, Naples 1615 - 1673 Rome)
Title: Soldier Leaning on a Lance; verso: Sketches of Nude Figures (counterproof)
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 17th century
Places: Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Emilia, Bologna
Culture: Italian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/295695

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Red chalk on cream antique laid paper, laid down on verso of counterproof
Technique: Counterproof
Dimensions: actual: 15.4 x 11 cm (6 1/16 x 4 5/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Philip and Frances L. Hofer, Cambridge, Massachusetts; bequest of Frances L. Hofer, 1979.189

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Frances L. Hofer
Accession Year: 1979
Object Number: 1979.189
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Eunice Williams, Master Drawings and Watercolors: The Hofer Collection, exh. cat., ed. Konrad Oberhuber and William W. Robinson, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, 1984), cat. no. 10b, pp. 22-23, repr. p. 83

Exhibition History

Master Drawings and Watercolors: The Hofer Collection, Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, 04/15/1984 - 07/07/1984; Harvard University Art Museums, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 10/05/1984 - 11/29/1984

Verification Level

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