The Calumny of Apelles | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: M9882
People: Charles Nicolas Cochin l’ainé, French (Paris 1688 - 1754 Paris)
Nicolas Le Sueur, French (Paris 1691 - 1764 Paris)
After Raphael, Italian (Urbino, Italy 1483 - 1520 Rome, Italy)
Title: The Calumny of Apelles
Other Titles: Original Language Title: La Calomnie peinte par Apelles
Series/Book Title: Recueil Crozat
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1729-1742
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/265167

Physical Descriptions

Technique: Etching and chiaroscuro woodcut
Dimensions: Image: 16 × 34 cm (6 5/16 × 13 3/8 in.)
Plate: 18.5 × 35.5 cm (7 5/16 × 14 in.)
Sheet: 20.3 × 37.7 cm (8 × 14 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Horace M. Swope, St. Louis and New York, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1940

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: IFF, vol. IV, no. 51, p. 611; Le Blanc 25

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Horace M. Swope, Class of 1905
Accession Year: 1940
Object Number: M9882
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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