Saint John the Baptist | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1999.229
People: Agathon Léonard, French (Lille, France 1841 - 1923 Paris, France)
Title: Saint John the Baptist
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Saint Jean-Baptiste
Classification: Sculpture
Work Type: sculpture, relief
Date: c. 1892
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/189188

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Marble

Technique

Carved

Dimensions

55.2 x 37.8 x 5.7 cm (21 3/4 x 14 7/8 x 2 1/4 in.)
panel without base: 40.6 x 35.9 x 5.7 cm (16 x 14 1/8 x 2 1/4 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: incised at upper left: A. LEONARD
inscription: base, carved in: SAINT-JEAN BAPTISTE.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: David & Constance Yates, New York, NY, Sold to the Harvard University Art Museums, 1999.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop, by exchange
Accession Year: 1999
Object Number: 1999.229
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Exposition Peinture et de Sculpture, checklist, Cercle Artistique et Litteraire (Paris, France, 1892), no. 236

Exhibition History

Exposition Peinture et de Sculpture, Cercle Artistique et Litteraire, Paris, 01/01/1892 - 12/31/1892

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1999.229: Saint John the Baptist