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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2010.624
People
Unidentified Artist
Previously attributed to Jean-Baptiste Le Prince, French (Metz 1734 - 1781 Saint-Denis-du-Port)
Title
Peasant Women Arguing at a Market Stall
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
18th century
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/337233

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black ink, gray wash, and white gouache on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in black ink
Dimensions
18 x 20 cm (7 1/16 x 7 7/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: paper label on mount, upper edge, black ink: J.B. LE PRINCE
  • inscription: verso of mount, center, graphite: 28 S carre / perles Sig[?]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Jean Montague Massengale; [Sotheby's, London, July 4, 2007, lot 132, repr. (bought in)], gift; to Harvard Art Museums/ Fogg Museum, inv. no. 2010.624

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Jean Montague Massengale Collection
Accession Year
2010
Object Number
2010.624
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
The drawing is arched at the upper corners and across the bottom.

Verification Level

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