Seated Male Nude, His Left Arm Raised | Harvard Art Museums

Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2010.615
People: Attributed to Jean-Robert Ango, French (active 1759 - after 1773)
Previously attributed to François Boucher, French (Paris 1703 - 1770 Paris)
Title: Seated Male Nude, His Left Arm Raised
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Study of a Seated Male Nude, His Left Arm Raised
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 18th century
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/337224

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Red chalk on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in black ink

Dimensions

43.8 x 30.5 cm (17 1/4 x 12 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: mount, lower left, brown ink: f. Boucher
inscription: verso of mount, center, graphite: 47 [encircled]
inscription: verso of mount, lower right, graphite: [?] / KF [or E] 06836

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Sale, New York, Sotheby's, January 13, 1988, lot 239 (as Jean-Robert Ango), sold; to Jean Montague Massengale; her sale, London, Sotheby's, July 4, 2007, lot 101 (as attributed to Jean-Robert Ango); John Massengale, by descent, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2010, inv. no. 2010.615

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Jean Montague Massengale Collection
Accession Year: 2010
Object Number: 2010.615
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.

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