The Death of Britannicus | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1979.324
People: Louis Chéron, French (Paris 1660 - 1725 London)
Previously attributed to François Chauveau, French (Paris 1613 - 1676 Paris)
Previously attributed to Jacques-Louis David, French (Paris 1748 - 1825 Brussels)
Title: The Death of Britannicus
Other Titles: Series/Book Title: Oeuvres de Jean Racine
Former Title: Illustration for "Britannicus" by Jean Racine
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: c. 1723
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/295455

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Brown ink and gray wash, incised, on blue antique laid paper
Dimensions: 21.8 × 14.7 cm (8 9/16 × 5 13/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Somers H. Sturgis
Accession Year: 1979
Object Number: 1979.324
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: red chalk (for transfer) on verso

Publication History

François Marandet, "Four Rediscovered Print Designs by Louis Chéron for Racine's Plays", Print Quarterly (June 2015), XXXII no. 2, pp. 177-185, pp. 177-179, 182, 184, repr. p. 180 as fig. 128

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