Harvard Art Museums > 1898.50: Ceiling Study Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Ceiling Study (François Boucher) , 1898.50,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 26, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/312312. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1898.50 People François Boucher, French (Paris 1703 - 1770 Paris) Title Ceiling Study Other Titles Former Title: A Design for a Ceiling Decoration Former Title: Two Figures Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 18th century Culture French Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/312312 Physical Descriptions Medium Red chalk on cream antique laid paper, laid down on cream antique laid paper with blue paper strips adhered to face Dimensions 19.3 x 26.2 cm (7 5/8 x 10 5/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: lower left, black ink: boucher. del. watermark: none visible: drawing is laid down (not assigned): lower left, black ink: boucher. del. inscription: mount, lower right, graphite: Von Quandt Cabinet / no. 324 / 1898.50 Provenance Recorded Ownership History Von Quandt; John Witt Randall, Boston, MA, bequest; to his sister Belinda Lull Randall, 1892, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1898, inv. no. 1898.50 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall Accession Year 1898 Object Number 1898.50 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions 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. Descriptions Description The woman at the right is seated on the ground, holding her drapery about her, her right breast bare; slightly behind her at the left stands another female figure, turned left; carrying a spray of flowers in her left hand. Publication History Agnes Mongan and Paul J. Sachs, Drawings in the Fogg Museum of Art, Harvard University Press (Cambridge, 1940), vol. I, cat. no. 324, p. 164 (as 18th-century Italian) 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
