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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1955.133
People
Charles-Joseph Natoire, French (Nîmes 1700 - 1777 Castel Gandolfo)
Title
The Infant Bacchus Entrusted to the Nymphs
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Mercury Confiding the Infant Bacchus to the Nymphs
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
18th century
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/297097

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black chalk, brown wash, white gouache, and traces of red chalk on blue antique laid paper, partial framing lines in black ink
Dimensions
22.2 x 33.3 cm (8 3/4 x 13 1/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Meta and Paul J. Sachs
Accession Year
1955
Object Number
1955.133
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • The Age of Elegance: The Rococo and its Effect, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, 04/25/1959 - 06/14/1959
  • French Master Drawings of the 17th & 18th Centuries in North American Collections, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 11/03/1972 - 12/17/1972; California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 01/12/1973 - 03/11/1973; New York Cultural Center, New York, 04/04/1973 - 05/13/1973

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