1964.30: Grand Parterre of the Luxembourg Palace; verso: Panorama North of Paris, near Montmorency

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1964.30

People

Israël Silvestre, French (Nancy 1621 - 1691 Paris)

Title

Grand Parterre of the Luxembourg Palace; verso: Panorama North of Paris, near Montmorency

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

1635

Culture

French

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/296766

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Black ink, brown wash, and watercolor with touches of graphite on parchment, partial framing line in black ink; verso: black ink and watercolor

Dimensions

11.3 x 17 cm (4 7/16 x 6 11/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• (not assigned): dated, lower right: [illegible] 1635 [illegible]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Sir Bruce Ingram; Madame J. C. Prost; her sale, New York, Jacques Seligmann & Co., March 1964, sold (1); to Fogg Art Museum, 1964, inv. no. 1964.30

Notes:
1. The drawing is listed as number 8745 in the Jacques Seligmann & Co. stock catalogue from 1956-1971 (Jacques Seligmann & Co. Archives, Archives of American Art online). The entry is crossed out, possibly confirming that it was sold during this time. Various letters from the Archives from March 1964 between Germain Seligman and John Coolidge, Director of the Fogg Art Museum, discuss the sale of this drawing.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Louise Haskell Daly Fund

Accession Year

1964

Object Number

1964.30

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

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