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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2022.287
People
François Philippe Charpentier, French (1734 - 1817)
After Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri), Italian (Cento, Italy 1591 - 1666 Bologna, Italy)
After Nicholas Knupfer
Title
The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Décollation de St. Jean
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
18th century
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/375920

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching and aquatint on off-white antique laid paper
Technique
Etching and aquatint
Dimensions
sheet: 33.3 × 27 cm (13 1/8 × 10 5/8 in.)
mount: 36.8 × 30.8 cm (14 1/2 × 12 1/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower left, on mount, brown ink: Gouerchin
  • inscription: lower center, on mount, brown ink: Delocation de St. Jean

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Sold [through unidentified auction, The Netherlands, 2018]; to James A. Bergquist, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2022

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Heller-Andresen 3

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of James A. Bergquist, Boston
Accession Year
2022
Object Number
2022.287
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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