Harvard Art Museums > 2021.258: The Masked Man Taking Coffee Prints Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"The Masked Man Taking Coffee (Giovanni David) , 2021.258,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Jul 15, 2025, https://hvrd.art/o/370231. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2021.258 People Giovanni David, Italian (Cabella Ligure 1743 - 1790 Genoa) Title The Masked Man Taking Coffee Other Titles Series/Book Title: Divers Portraits, Title Page Classification Prints Work Type print Date 1775 Culture Italian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/370231 Location Location Level 3, Room 3620, University Study Gallery View this object's location on our interactive map Physical Descriptions Medium Etching and aquatint on off-white antique laid paper Technique Etching and aquatint Dimensions plate: 23.8 × 16.7 cm (9 3/8 × 6 9/16 in.) sheet: 39.2 × 27.5 cm (15 7/16 × 10 13/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks watermark: coat-of-arms with CE [?] [partial] inscription: in plate, left: Divers / PORTRAITS / gravés à l'eauforte, / et dedies / à Mr. DOMINIQUE CORVI / Peintre Celebre / par / JEAN DAVID GENOIS / Son Éleve. / À VENISE. 1775. inscription: in plate, lower left: David Gen. Inv. fecit. inscription: in plate, lower center: Le Marque au Caffe / Laissons-là, croyez-moi, le Monde tel qu'il est. Boil. Sat.10 Provenance Recorded Ownership History Princes of Oettingen-Wallerstein (cf. Lugt 2715a), sold; to [C. G. Boerner, New York and Dusseldorf], sold; to Arthur K. and Mariot F. Solomon, Cambridge, 1997, bequest; to Harvard Art Museums, 2021 State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Standard Reference Number Newcombe Schleier and Grasso 11a Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Arthur K. and Mariot F. Solomon Collection Accession Year 2021 Object Number 2021.258 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. Exhibition History The Solomon Collection: Dürer to Degas and Beyond, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/24/2025 - 08/17/2025 Related Objects Object Number 2020.41 Artist Giovanni David Title The Weary Wigmaker Classification Prints Object Number 2020.39 Artist Giovanni David Title The Serving Girl Classification Prints Object Number 2020.43 Artist Giovanni David Title The Gondolier Classification Prints Object Number 2020.45 Artist Giovanni David Title The Merchant Going to the Rialto Classification Prints Object Number 2020.38 Artist Giovanni David Title The Cook Classification Prints Object Number 2020.44 Artist Giovanni David Title The Venetian Lady in Masquerade Dress Classification Prints Object Number 2020.40 Artist Giovanni David Title The Dress of the Aristocrats Classification Prints Object Number 2020.42 Artist Giovanni David Title The Paver Classification Prints Object Number 2019.303 Artist Giovanni David Title The Masked Man Taking Coffee Classification Prints Object Number 2021.259 Artist Giovanni David Title The Zendale, or The Woman Returning from Church Classification Prints Object Number 2021.260 Artist Giovanni David Title Woman from Palestrina Classification Prints Object Number 2021.261 Artist Giovanni David Title Gaspar Gribolari, Second-Hand Dealer in Padua Classification Prints 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
