2010.614: Bust of a Man

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2010.614

People

Unidentified Artist
Previously attributed to Augustin de Saint-Aubin, French (Paris 1736 - 1807 Paris)

Title

Bust of a Man

Other Titles

Former Title: Portrait of a Gentleman, Head and Shoulders

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

c. 1760

Culture

French

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/337223

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Red chalk on cream antique laid paper

Dimensions

14.3 x 11.1 cm (5 5/8 x 4 3/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: verso, lower edge, graphite: Aug. de Saint Aubin
• inscription: former mount, lower edge, brown ink: AUGUSTIN DE SAINT-AUBIN / 1736 - 1807
• inscription: verso of former mount, upper left edge, graphite: attr to A de St Aubin / purchased in error Sotheby's 1 / 99
• inscription: verso of former mount, lower left, graphite: 2 / 20205592/3
• inscription: verso of former mount, lower right, graphite: 250,-

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

[Sotheby's, New York, January 27, 1999, lot 153 (as attributed to Augustin de Saint-Aubin)]. Jean Massengale; [Sotheby's, London, July 4, 2007, lot 97, repr. (bought in)]; John Massengale, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2010

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Jean Montague Massengale Collection

Accession Year

2010

Object Number

2010.614

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

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