1961.80: Branch and Mathematical Notations; verso: Branch and Pentagon

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1961.80

People

Abraham Genoels, Flemish (1640 - 1723)

Title

Branch and Mathematical Notations; verso: Branch and Pentagon

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

17th century

Culture

Flemish

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/297006

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Black ink over graphite on off-white antique laid paper, framing line in black and blue ink and graphite and a center line and compass line in graphite; verso: black ink over graphite, compass points, partial framing line in black and blue ink

Dimensions

8.3 x 10.5 cm (3 1/4 x 4 1/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• Signed: upper left, brown ink: ann. [illegible] / genoels [framed in black ink]
• inscription: upper center, black ink: [mathematical calculations] / Enckel capriti het les V van [cut off] / [mathematical calculations]
• inscription: verso, center, black and brown ink: [geometric calculations]
• inscription: center, brown ink: BBO
• inscription: verso, brown ink: 1174' / 25'
• watermark: none

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Mrs. Charles E. Slatkin, New York, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1961.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Charles E. Slatkin

Accession Year

1961

Object Number

1961.80

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Subjects and Contexts

• Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings

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