1994.142: Justice

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1994.142

People

Frans Floris, Netherlandish (Antwerp 1519/20 - 1570 Antwerp)

Title

Justice

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

16th century

Culture

Netherlandish

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/312010

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Brown ink, brown wash, white opaque watercolor, and black chalk or graphite on cream antique laid paper, toned with brown wash, with a framing line in brown ink, laid down on wove paper

Dimensions

28.2 x 15.8 cm (11 1/8 x 6 1/4 in.)
mount: 29.2 x 16.7 cm (11 1/2 x 6 9/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: upper right, brown ink: [illegible] / 6
• inscription: mount, verso, center, graphite: 15/9
• inscription: mount, verso, bottom edge, graphite: 270
• stamp: mount, verso, lower right, black ink, stamp: 81902
• label: former mount, black typeface: BB 505
• watermark: none visible

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

[Christie's, Amsterdam, 25 November 1991, lot 4], sold; to [Vermeer Associates Limited, Brampton, Ontario], long-term loan; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1992; sold, to Harvard University Art Museums, 1994.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Richard Norton Fund

Accession Year

1994

Object Number

1994.142

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Exhibition History

• 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 03/28/2016 - 04/27/2016

Subjects and Contexts

• Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings

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