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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1946.35.52
People
Frederic Leighton, British (Scarborough England 1830 - 1896 London England)
Title
Inscription (recto and verso)
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
sketchbook page, drawing
Date
19th century
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/31014

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Metalpoint on prepared paper
Dimensions
12.3 x 7.2 cm (4 13/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: recto, metalpoint, in artist's hand: that in this case the / underptg was [--] in [--] / [--] to Titian-- / Titian small port Paul / III--highly finished--ground / not to be detected--und ptg [--] / [--] cool & luminous-- / greys app. underneath-- / [--] crisp - light to white / touch sharp (temp?) / [--] H. fam. S. del. P. / (head identical in type / with Fornarina of [--] / --sketch --portrait [--] / --others untouched [--] / pted on slate prep.d dk blue grey
  • inscription: verso, metalpoint, in artist's hand: - the [--] has been app. / sketch is thick[?] and very / cool and pale almost grey. the / local colours have then / been rubbed in freely and / shadows marked out / with touches of brown / --portions have been / taken up and [--] / [--] modelling / but still cool then / [--] of [--] daubed / in in dark dirty grey / apparently into the / wet coat [--] of / the [--] smudged / out- It is evident

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Geoffrey Steele's Bookshop, Mahopac, NY, sold to Fogg, 1946.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Friends of the Fogg Art Museum Fund
Accession Year
1946
Object Number
1946.35.52
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Commentary
Inscriptions refer to: Raphael Sanzio (1483-1520; "The Fornarina," c. 1520), Sebastiano del Piombo (1485-6-1547), and Titian.

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