Painter Painting a Long-Bearded Old Man

Identification and Creation

Object Number: M876
People: Jean-Jacques de Boissieu, French (Lyon 1736 - 1810 Lyon)
Title: Painter Painting a Long-Bearded Old Man
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Portrait of the Centenarian of Lyon
Original Language Title: Portrait du Centenaire de Lyon
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1789
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/270570

Physical Descriptions

Technique: Etching
Dimensions: Image: 24.8 × 33.4 cm (9 3/4 × 13 1/8 in.)
Plate: 26.3 × 35 cm (10 3/8 × 13 3/4 in.)
Sheet: 29.3 × 38.5 cm (11 9/16 × 15 3/16 in.)

Provenance

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

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: IFF, vol. III, no. 81, p. 104; Perez, no. 81, p. 182

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of the heirs of Mrs. Mary Hemenway
Accession Year: 1918
Object Number: M876
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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