A Male Nude Posing with One Leg Resting on a Plinth | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2010.628
People: Nicolas-Bernard Lépicié, French (Paris 1735 - 1784 Paris)
Title: A Male Nude Posing with One Leg Resting on a Plinth
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 18th century
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/337237

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Black and white chalk, stumped, on brown antique laid paper

Dimensions

53.5 x 41.5 cm (21 1/16 x 16 5/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: upper left, graphite: [illegible letters] 296
watermark: none visible due to thickness of paper
inscription: verso, lower right, graphite: 102

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Duvivier Family [bears numbering associated with them]. [sale, Drouot, Paris, October 29, 1987, lot 102]. [Christie's, New York, January 30, 1997, lot 192]. Jean Montague Massengale; [Sotheby's, London, July 9, 2008, lot 181, repr. (bought in)], gift; to Harvard Art Museums/ Fogg Museum, inv. no. 2010.628

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Jean Montague Massengale Collection
Accession Year: 2010
Object Number: 2010.628
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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