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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1898.171
People
attributed to Carl Joseph Alois Agricola, German (1779 - 1852)
Title
Christian Captives
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
19th century
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/299672

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black ink and gray wash on antique laid paper
Dimensions
16.5 x 22.5 cm (6 1/2 x 8 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: l.r., brown ink: Agricola
  • inscription: u.l., black ink: 84; verso, center, L. 2130 [with accompanying inscription] 1 (John Witt Randall Collection at Harvard College); l.r., graphite: no. 369 . a.g.; on mount, graphite: Christian Captives original drawing by C.L. Agricola/ from the Cabinet of Professor Lindner at Liepsic cat. 369

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Lindner collection, Leipzig; 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
1898.171
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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