Harvard Art Museums > 1951.115: Cupid Holding Conch Shell to the Ear of Venus Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Cupid Holding Conch Shell to the Ear of Venus (William Perkins Babcock) , 1951.115,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 27, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/308291. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1951.115 People William Perkins Babcock, American (Boston MA 1826 - 1899 Bois d'Arcy, France) Title Cupid Holding Conch Shell to the Ear of Venus Other Titles Alternate Title: Amour Holding Conch Shell to the Ear of a Seated Nymph Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 19th century Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/308291 Physical Descriptions Medium Charcoal on off-white wove paper Dimensions 37.3 x 29.2 cm (14 11/16 x 11 1/2 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Vose Galleries of Boston, Inc., Boston MA, Sold to Fogg Art Museum. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, William C. Heilman Fund Accession Year 1951 Object Number 1951.115 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Exhibition History William P. Babcock, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 04/26/1954 - 05/20/1954 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
