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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1926.33.185
People
Joseph Lindon Smith, American (Pawtucket, RI 1863 - 1950 Dublin, NH)
Title
Two Angels with Heraldic Shield, Venice, Italy
Other Titles
Former Title: Foscari Boys, Venice
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1892
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/306382

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Watercolor and white gouache over graphite on heavy buff wove paper
Dimensions
50.6 x 35.6 cm (19 15/16 x 14 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: graphite, l.r.: JOSEPH LINDON SMITH / VENICE 1892
  • inscription: l.r., graphite, in artist's hand: "FOSCARI BOYS"
  • inscription: u.r., graphite: 18 1/2 x 24 1/2
  • inscription: center right, graphite: 7
  • inscription: l.l.c., graphite: 7
  • inscription: verso, l.l., graphite: DWR #15

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Fine Arts Department, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA; transferred to Fogg Art Museum, 1926.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Fine Arts Department, Harvard University
Accession Year
1926
Object Number
1926.33.185
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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