Seated Man with Folded Arms; verso: Study of a Girl

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1998.7
People: Marie-Adélaïde Castellas-Moitte, French (Paris 1747 - 1807 Paris(?))
Title: Seated Man with Folded Arms; verso: Study of a Girl
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: after 1797
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/212359

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Black ink on cream antique laid paper; verso: brown ink

Dimensions

18 x 19.6 cm (7 1/16 x 7 11/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: lower right, graphite: A5
inscription: left side, graphite, French: à couper

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Christie's, New York, sold at auction, 1996. Sale, May 22, 1996, part of lot 12.
W. M. Brady & Co., Inc., New York, sold to Harvard University Art Museums, 1998.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Marian H. Phinney Fund
Accession Year: 1998
Object Number: 1998.7
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: ruled vertical lines in brown ink (recto and verso)

Verification Level

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