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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.186
People
Salvator Rosa, Italian (Arenella, Naples 1615 - 1673 Rome)
Title
Three Soldiers Looking at a Map; verso: Strolling Soldier (counterproof)
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
17th century
Places
Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Emilia, Bologna
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/295740

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Red chalk on cream antique laid paper, laid down on verso of counterproof
Technique
Counterproof
Dimensions
actual: 14.9 x 10.8 cm (5 7/8 x 4 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Philip and Frances L. Hofer, Cambridge, Massachusetts; bequest of Frances L. Hofer, 1979.186

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Frances L. Hofer
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.186
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Lisa Hall, "Counterproofs: An Investigation into the History, Materials, Techniques, and Uses of Red Chalk Counterproofs with an Examination of Other Methods of Copying" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, August 1990), Unpublished, pp. 1-62 passim

Verification Level

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