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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1965.569.1
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
The Departure of the Prodigal Son
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
18th century
Culture
Austrian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/296406

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Graphite and white chalk on cream antique laid paper prepared with brown wash
Dimensions
40.5 x 30.6 cm (15 15/16 x 12 1/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • stamp: verso, purple ink: Von der Zentral- / stelle Denkmal- / schutz zur Ausfuhr / freigegeben
  • inscription: verso, graphite: Grabherr Langegasse / [ ] Langegasse
  • watermark: Justice with scales

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Mrs. Walter Bauer, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1965

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Walter Bauer
Accession Year
1965
Object Number
1965.569.1
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Between the Empires: Géricault, Delacroix, Chasseriau--Painters of the Romantic Movement, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 04/30/1946 - 06/01/1946
  • John Singer Sargent's Alpine Sketchbooks, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 01/09/1993 - 03/07/1993

Verification Level

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