Study of Kneeling Women | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1966.7
People: Attributed to Hubert Robert, French (Paris 1733 - 1808 Paris)
After Francesco Solimena, Italian (1657 - 1747)
Previously attributed to Jean-Honoré Fragonard, French (Grasse 1732 - 1806 Paris)
Title: Study of Kneeling Women
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 18th-19th century
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/296407

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Graphite and red chalk on cream antique laid paper, laid down on cream wove paper, framing lines in black ink

Dimensions

15.6 x 17.7 cm (6 1/8 x 6 15/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: lower right, brown ink: solimena a monte casi

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Dorothy Braude Edinburg, Brookline, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1966, inv. no. 1966.7

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Dorothy B. Edinburg [Purchase--Gifts for Special Uses Fund]
Accession Year: 1966
Object Number: 1966.7
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: This drawing is after a painting by Francesco Solimena in the Abbey of Monte Cassino.

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