Harvard Art Museums > 1991.164: Clio Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Clio (Jean-Simon Berthélemy)(Previously attributed to Pierre-Paul Prud'hon) , 1991.164,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 30, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/294150. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1991.164 People Jean-Simon Berthélemy, French (Laon 1743 - 1811 Paris) Previously attributed to Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, French (Cluny 1758 - 1823 Paris) Title Clio Other Titles Alternate Title: Study for the Figure of Clio in "The Triumph of Philosophy" formerly in the Palais du Senat, Paris, 1799 Former Title: Nude Writing in a Book Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date c. 1799 Culture French Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/294150 Physical Descriptions Medium Black and white chalk on blue antique laid paper, laid down on cream antique laid card, framing lines in black ink Dimensions 34 x 26.8 cm (13 3/8 x 10 9/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks watermark: none visible–drawing is laid down inscription: mount, verso, graphite: Voir le dessin de la Justice Musée Vivenel à Compiègnes / reproduit à propos d'un article sur Prudhon dans le / Bulletin de la Vie artistique 1er ["er" in superscript] mai 1922 Provenance Recorded Ownership History Agnes Mongan Cambridge, MA, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1991, inv. no. 1991.164 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Agnes Mongan Accession Year 1991 Object Number 1991.164 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. Descriptions Description Classical, seated female, wearing a diadem, and holding a tablet in her left hand and a writing instrument in her right hand. Publication History Eighteenth & Nineteenth Century French Drawings & Prints with a Selection of Drawings by J.A.D Ingres, checklist, Archer M. Huntington Gallery (Austin, 1977), checklist no. 20, n.p. (as Pierre-Paul Prud'hon) Exhibition History Eighteenth & Nineteenth Century French Drawings & Prints with a Selection of Drawings by J.A.D. Ingres, Archer M. Huntington Gallery, Austin, 02/06/1977 - 03/20/1977 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be 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
