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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1993.155
People
Rodolphe Bresdin, French (La Fresne, France 1822 - 1885 Sèvres, France)
Title
Elisha Recovers the Lost Axe Head
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
19th century
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/294162

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Brown ink on tracing paper, darkened and adhered to wove paper
Dimensions
actual: 6 x 9.1 cm (2 3/8 x 3 9/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • stamp: l.l of mount, black ink, stamped: RB [monogram] [not in Lugt]
  • inscription: lower edge of mount, black ink, inscribed: Deel van schetsblad van Bresdin met / ezeltje, groep menschen, landschap, (beschadigd) / met soldaten in burcht, man met stok en vrouw me / kai. Jan 1930.-
  • inscription: verso: center of mount, graphite, inscribed: Bruikleen 69
  • inscription: mat, right of sheet, graphite, inscribed: 69. / T 897

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Rodolphe Bresdin. estate stamp (not in Lugt)
Paul Bresdin. artist's son
D. G. Santee Landweer, Amsterdam, 1930.
D. Loenen, Amsterdam.
Adolph Schwarz, Amsterdam-Amstelveen.
Robert M. Light and Co., Santa Barbara, CA.
Vermeer Associates Limited, Brampton, Ontario, purchased from R.M. Light & Co., 1991, sold to HUAM, 1993. Long term loan to HUAM from June 1991 to 1993

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, The Kate, Maurice R. and Melvin R. Seiden Purchase Fund and Richard Norton Memorial Fund
Accession Year
1993
Object Number
1993.155
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Uneven edges. Inscription by D.G. Santee Landweer ? - According to the inscription, the drawing was once part of 1993.161.

Verification Level

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