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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
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Exhibition History

  • William P. Babcock, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 04/26/1954 - 05/20/1954

Verification Level

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