The Distracted Observer | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: M878
People: Johann Georg Wille, German (Königsberg in Bayern, Germany 1715 - 1808 Paris, France)
After Frans van Mieris the Elder, Dutch (Leiden, Netherlands 1635 - 1681 Leiden, Netherlands)
Title: The Distracted Observer
Other Titles: Original Language Title: L'Observateur Distrait
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1766
Places: Creation Place: Europe, Germany
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/260186

Physical Descriptions

Technique: Engraving
Dimensions: Image: 22.8 × 20.1 cm (9 × 7 15/16 in.)
Plate: 29 × 22.5 cm (11 7/16 × 8 7/8 in.)
Sheet: 38.1 × 27.8 cm (15 × 10 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Mary Hemenway, by descent; to her heirs, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1918

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State: iii
Standard Reference Number: Le Bl. 65

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of the heirs of Mrs. Mary Hemenway
Accession Year: 1918
Object Number: M878
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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