Campidoglio with the Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1932.326
People: Charles-Michel-Ange Challes, French (Paris 1718 - 1778 Paris)
Previously attributed to Giovanni Antonio Canal, called Canaletto, Italian (Venice, Italy 1697 - 1768 Venice, Italy)
Previously attributed to Hubert Robert, French (Paris 1733 - 1808 Paris)
Title: Campidoglio with the Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 18th century
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/297833

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Black ink, brown wash and white gouache over graphite on cream antique laid paper, framing line in black ink, laid down on a decorated mount
Dimensions: diam.: 15.2 cm (6 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: William Young Ottley (Lugt 2663). Daulby(?). Charles A. Loeser, Florence, Italy, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1932

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Charles A. Loeser
Accession Year: 1932
Object Number: 1932.326
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Carlo Francini, "L'inventario della collezione Loeser alla Villa Gattaia", Bollettino della Società di Studi Fiorentini (2000), no. 6, p. 122 ("Cartella III")

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