Benediction | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1943.1810
People: Daniel Chester French, American (Exeter, NH 1850 - 1931 Glendale, MA)
Title: Benediction
Classification: Sculpture
Work Type: sculpture
Date: 1923
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/311451

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

99.1 x 83.8 x 44.5 cm (39 x 33 x 17 1/2 in.)
framed: 236.2 x 83.8 x 44.5 cm (93 x 33 x 17 1/2 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: Left: D.C. French/1922; Right: Roman bronze works, NY

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Purchased from the artist by Grenville L. Winthrop, 1922; his bequest to the Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop

Accession Year

1943

Object Number

1943.1810

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

THIS WORK MAY NOT BE LENT BY THE TERMS OF ITS ACQUISITION TO THE HARVARD ART MUSEUMS.

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.

Publication History

H. Wade White, "Nineteenth Century American Sculpture at Harvard, a Glance at the Collection", Harvard Library Bulletin (Cambridge, MA, October 1970), vol. XVIII, no. 4, p. 365

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

Add to Collection

Log in to the Harvard Art Museums