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Identification and Creation

Object Number
G5783
People
Attributed to August Temmel, German (Ratibor, Germany c. 1800 - 1840 Rome)
After Raphael, Italian (Urbino, Italy 1483 - 1520 Rome, Italy)
Title
Head of Christ, after "The Transfiguration" by Raphael
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
19th century
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/30888

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black chalk on off-white antique laid paper
Dimensions
56.4 x 40 cm (22 3/16 x 15 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower center, graphite: Head of the Saviour from Raphael's Transf.
  • watermark: coat-of-arms with beehive

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Francis Calley Gray, bequest to nephew, William Gray, 1856.
William Gray, gift to Harvard University, 1857.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of William Gray from the collection of Francis Calley Gray
Object Number
G5783
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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