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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1956.221.A
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Design for a Wall Fresco, recto and verso
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
18th century
Culture
Italian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/296791

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Brown ink, brown wash, black chalk and white gouache on cream antique laid paper; verso: black chalk and brown ink
Dimensions
actual: 14.7 x 41.5 cm (5 13/16 x 16 5/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
From catalogue card: Purchased from H.M. Calmann, London, Dec. 1956.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. A. A. Bigelow
Accession Year
1956
Object Number
1956.221.A
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Jennifer Tonkovich, "Hans Calmann and the American Market for Old Master Drawings 1937-73", Master Drawings (Spring 2021), vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 49-72, p. 59

Verification Level

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