Seated Male Nude | Harvard Art Museums

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Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1898.464
People: Unidentified Artist
Title: Seated Male Nude
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 17th century
Culture: Dutch
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/298889

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Black and white chalk on blue paper, partial framing line in brown ink, mounted overall

Dimensions

37 x 25.9 cm (14 9/16 x 10 3/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: upper left, graphite: No 6 ["6" is underlined]
collector's mark: mat, verso, purple ink stamp and brown ink: L. 2130 [with accompanying inscription] 513 (John Witt Randall Collection at Harvard College)
inscription: mat, lower right, graphite: undetermined from Paris Fr. Acad / Acad drawing
inscription: mat, lower left, graphite: 464
inscription: mat, lower right, graphite: 513

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: John Witt Randall, Boston, MA; bequest to his sister Belinda L. Randall, 1892; gift to Harvard University, 1892.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Accession Year: 1898
Object Number: 1898.464
Division: European and American Art
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Subjects and Contexts

Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings

Verification Level

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