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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2006.329
People
Michel Dorigny, French (Saint-Quentin 1617 - 1685 Paris)
After Simon Vouet, French (Paris 1590 - 1649 Paris)
Title
Jupiter and Phaeton
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
17th century
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/317941

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black chalk, incised, on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in black ink and red chalk, laid down on a decorated mount
Dimensions
21.5 x 20 cm (8 7/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: left center, brown ink: Lundi Mardi Mercredy Jeudy Vendredy[?] Samedy
  • label: top center, brown ink: 1811[?]
  • inscription: on horse's flank, brown ink: [?] / [small drawing of a ram]
  • inscription: to left of horse, brown ink: [longeur de nuit?]
  • inscription: lower right, graphite: SIMON Vouet DIII[?]
  • inscription: center right, brown ink: longeur de jour[?]
  • inscription: verso of mount, top center, brown ink: Simon Vouet [with four drawn circles]

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Jeffrey E. Horvitz
Accession Year
2006
Object Number
2006.329
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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