Standing Male Nude with Raised Arms | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1960.99
People: Unidentified Artist
Previously attributed to Louis de Boullogne the Younger, French (Paris 1654 - 1733 Paris)
Previously attributed to Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, French (Cluny 1758 - 1823 Paris)
Title: Standing Male Nude with Raised Arms
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: c. 1750
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/297228

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Black and white chalk on blue antique laid paper, adhered to a decorated mount, extended at top

Dimensions

56 x 31.6 cm (22 1/16 x 12 7/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: upper right, brown ink: No / 10

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hofer, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1960, inv. no. 1960.99

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Hofer
Accession Year: 1960
Object Number: 1960.99
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Alvin L. Clark, Jr., Drawing on Tradition: The Lost Legacy of Academic Figure Studies, Harvard University Art Museums Gallery Series, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, 1994), no. 12, checklist no. 7, pp. 6, 11

Exhibition History

Drawing on Tradition: The Lost Legacy of Academic Figure Studies, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/19/1994 - 01/29/1995

Verification Level

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