Arabesque with Putti Supporting a Cartouche Surmounted by a Crown

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1929.62
People: Circle of Jean Cotelle II, French (Paris 1642 - 1708 Villiers-sur-Marne)
Previously attributed to Nicolas-Pierre Loir, French (1624 - 1679)
Title: Arabesque with Putti Supporting a Cartouche Surmounted by a Crown
Other Titles: Former Title: Decorative Panel with Putti Supporting a Cartouche
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 17th century
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/298361

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Brown ink and brown wash over graphite, incised, on toned cream antique laid paper, incised, laid down on cream card, framing lines in black ink

Dimensions

irregular: 16.3 x 34.5 cm (6 7/16 x 13 9/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: verso: [old inscription attributing the work to Nicolas-Pierre Loir]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Probably unidentified collector (his mark, L.2980); Philip Hofer, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1929, inv. no. 1929.62

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer
Accession Year: 1929
Object Number: 1929.62
Division: European and American Art
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Publication History

Agnes Mongan and Paul J. Sachs, Drawings in the Fogg Museum of Art, Harvard University Press (Cambridge, 1940), vol. I, cat. no. 580, p. 308

Verification Level

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