1898.297: The Annunciation

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1898.297

People

Cornelis Schut I, Flemish (Antwerp 1597 - 1655 Antwerp)
Previously attributed to Unidentified Artist

Title

The Annunciation

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

17th century

Culture

Dutch

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/299720

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Brown ink and brown wash over graphite on off-white antique laid paper, framing line in brown ink and partial framing line in graphite, mounted overall

Dimensions

20.1 x 12.8 cm (7 15/16 x 5 1/16 in.)
mount: 36.8 x 29.4 cm (14 1/2 x 11 9/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: mount, lower left, black ink: Franck
• inscription: mount, lower right, graphite: Gilmor Coll. 546 [encircled]
• inscription: mount, verso, center purple ink stamp and pen: L. 2130 [with accompanying inscription] 130. (John Witt Randall Collection at Harvard College)
• inscription: mount, verso, lower right, graphite: Schut
• watermark: none visible

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

1898.297

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Subjects and Contexts

• Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings

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