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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1898.176
People
Unidentified Artist
Previously attributed to François Boucher, French (Paris 1703 - 1770 Paris)
Title
Maidens Making an Offering to a River God
Other Titles
Former Title: Hercules and Omphale
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
18th century
Culture
French?
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/312500

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Red chalk on cream antique laid paper, laid down on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in red chalk
Dimensions
28.5 x 20 cm (11 1/4 x 7 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower left, black ink: P.zzi
  • inscription: on mount: Boucher f. von Quandt Cabinet / D36 / 477; on verso: D; ud/y di; 36. 3 Raglin

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Von Quandt cabinet.

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
1898.176
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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