Apollo and Marsyas | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: R3710
People: Simon Charles Miger, French (1736 - 1820)
After Charles-André, called Carle Vanloo, French (Nice 1705 - 1765 Paris)
Title: Apollo and Marsyas
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Engraved by Simon-Charles Miger for his reception into the Académie
Original Language Title: Apollon et Marsias
Original Language Title: Gravé par Simon-Charles Miger, pour sa Réception à l'Academie
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1778
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/240427

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Engraving

Dimensions

Image: 39.9 × 49.5 cm (15 11/16 × 19 1/2 in.)
Sheet: 44.7 × 53.3 cm (17 5/8 × 21 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: JWR:[barely legible]"B Paris [ ] pup. Cochin Jun & was made Engraver to the King, see Nagler no 15"

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: John Witt Randall, bequest to his sister.
Belinda Lull Randall, sister of John Witt Randall, gift to Harvard University, 1892.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State: iii or iv
Standard Reference Number: And. 2, Le Bl. 7

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Object Number: R3710
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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