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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1966.110
People
Israël Silvestre, French (Nancy 1621 - 1691 Paris)
Title
View of the Luxembourg Palace from the Grand Parterre; verso: Monument of the Pont d'Orleans
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1635
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/296137

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Brown and black ink, brown wash, and watercolor on parchment, partial framing line in black ink; verso: traces of graphite
Dimensions
11 x 17.3 cm (4 5/16 x 6 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Mr. and Mrs. Germain Seligman, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1966.

Notes:
1. A letter dated March 14, 1964 from German Seligman to John Coolidge, Director of the Fogg Art Museum, confirms that the drawing was to be a gift to the museum (Jacques Seligmann & Co. archives, Archives of American Art online).

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Germain Seligman
Accession Year
1966
Object Number
1966.110
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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