Angels Carrying Gideon's Fleece | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: M8204
People: A. Claude Philippe de Thubières comte de Caylus, French (Paris 1692 - 1765 Paris)
Nicolas Le Sueur, French (Paris 1691 - 1764 Paris)
After Andrea Antonio Orazi, Italian (1670 - after 1749)
Title: Angels Carrying Gideon's Fleece
Other Titles: Original Language Title: Des Anges portant la Toison de Gedeon
Series/Book Title: Recueil Crozat
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1729-1742
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/265039

Physical Descriptions

Technique: Etching and chiaroscuro woodcut
Dimensions: Image: 39 × 25 cm (15 3/8 × 9 13/16 in.)
Plate: 43.5 × 26.2 cm (17 1/8 × 10 5/16 in.)
Sheet: 51.5 × 34 cm (20 1/4 × 13 3/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Winslow Ames, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1935

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: IFF, vol. IV, no. 361, p. 112; LeBlanc 3

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Winslow Ames
Accession Year: 1935
Object Number: M8204
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
Permissions: The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request.

Verification Level

This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Your Collection

Log in to the Harvard Art Museums