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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1898.17
People
Copy after Charles-André, called Carle Vanloo, French (Nice 1705 - 1765 Paris)
Title
Man in Plumed Hat
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Man in Oriental Costume
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
18th century
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/299435

Physical Descriptions

Medium
red chalk (counterproof) on cream antique paper, adhered to blue cream antique laid paper strips
Technique
Counterproof
Dimensions
actual: 29.2 x 18.4 cm (11 1/2 x 7 1/4 in.)

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
1898.17
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Lisa Hall, "Counterproofs: An Investigation into the History, Materials, Techniques, and Uses of Red Chalk Counterproofs with an Examination of Other Methods of Copying" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, August 1990), Unpublished, pp. 1-62 passim

Verification Level

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