1965.275: Mythological Scene (The Hours and Graces Attending Pandora at the Forge of Vulcan?)

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1965.275

People

Unidentified Artist

Title

Mythological Scene (The Hours and Graces Attending Pandora at the Forge of Vulcan?)

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

16th century

Places

Creation Place: Europe, France, Fontainebleau

Culture

French

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/296752

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Brown ink, brown wash, black chalk, and white gouache on toned cream antique laid paper

Dimensions

20.5 x 19.4 cm (8 1/16 x 7 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Henry Wellesley, Oxford (Lugt 1384). Alphonse Kann, sale [American Art Association, New York, January 7, 1927, lot 19]. Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, MA (by 1927), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1965

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Meta and Paul J. Sachs

Accession Year

1965

Object Number

1965.275

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• The Alphonse Kann Collection, Part II: Paintings and Drawings, auct. cat., American Art Association (New York, January 7, 1927), lot 19
• Agnes Mongan and Paul J. Sachs, Drawings in the Fogg Museum of Art, Harvard University Press (Cambridge, 1940), no. 570, fig. 287

Exhibition History

• Drawings from the Fogg Museum of Art, Harvard University (Collected by Paul J. Sachs), Century Club, New York, 05/12/1947 - 09/25/1947

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