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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1898.288
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Boy on a Donkey with Standing Man
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
17th century
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/299717

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Red chalk on light tan antique laid paper, mounted overall to a pink mount
Dimensions
16 x 16.2 cm (6 5/16 x 6 3/8 in.)
mount: 20.2 x 20.3 cm (7 15/16 x 8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower left, graphite traced over with orange crayon: Brawer?
  • inscription: lower right, graphite and brown ink: [graphite] 1 [brown ink] 59
  • inscription: verso, lower center: 256 [encircled] Gilmor Cabinet
  • inscription: verso, center, purple ink stamp and brown ink: L. 2130 [with accompanying inscription] 53 .[crossed out] 617 (John Witt Randall Collection at Harvard College)
  • inscription: mount, lower center, graphite: Gilmor Cabinet [partially erased]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Robert Gilmor, Jr., Baltimore, MD; to his estate, 1848; to probably Gardner L. Chandler, Salem, MA; to 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
1898.288
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Subjects and Contexts

  • Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings

Verification Level

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