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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1956.185.3
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Adoration of the Shepherds
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing, album page
Date
1736
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/97419

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Brown ink, gray wash, and graphite on paper
Dimensions
28.2 × 17.2 cm (11 1/8 × 6 3/4 in.)
album page: 40.6 × 26.7 cm (16 × 10 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: on album page, graphite: 3
  • inscription: lower right, brown ink: Delmotte 1736
  • inscription: lower left, brown ink: echelle de deux pied / 1 2
  • inscription: upper center, in banner held by putti, brown ink: GLORIA IN EXELCIS DEO IN TERRA PAX

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Louis W. Black, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1956

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Louis W. Black
Accession Year
1956
Object Number
1956.185.3
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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