Portrait of Antoine Arnauld | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1966.5
People: Attributed to Robert Nanteuil, French (Reims 1623 - 1678 Paris)
After Nicolas Habert, French (c. 1650 - after 1715)
Title: Portrait of Antoine Arnauld
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 17th century
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/296116

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Red and black chalk with touches of white chalk on cream antique laid paper, adhered to tan board

Dimensions

34.9 x 25.6 cm (13 3/4 x 10 1/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

watermark: None visible–drawing is laid down
inscription: mount, verso: DOUANES FRANÇAIS / Paris - Batignoles.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Richard Ederheimer, New York; Therese Kuhn Straus, New York, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1966, inv. no. 1966.5

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Therese Kuhn Straus in honor of her friend Paul J. Sachs
Accession Year: 1966
Object Number: 1966.5
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Audrey Adamczak, Robert Nanteuil ca. 1623-1678, Arthena (Paris, 2011), cat. no. R. 4, p. 76 (as Unidentified Artist, after Nicolas Habert)

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