Standing Young Woman | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1959.184
People: Augustin de Saint-Aubin, French (Paris 1736 - 1807 Paris)
Title: Standing Young Woman
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Portrait of a Young Woman / Portrait of the Artist's Wife
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 18th century
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/297227

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Watercolor and touches of black ink and brown wash over black chalk on off-white antique laid paper, framing lines in black ink, laid down on cream antique laid paper

Dimensions

actual: 22.5 x 17 cm (8 7/8 x 6 11/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: l.l.
watermark: None visible–drawing is laid down

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Charles E. Dunlap
Accession Year: 1959
Object Number: 1959.184
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Alvin L. Clark, Jr., "To Delight the Eye": French Drawings and Paintings from the Collection of Charles E. Dunlap, exh. cat., Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, 2005), no. 29

Exhibition History

"To Delight the Eye": French Drawings and Paintings from the Collection of Charles E. Dunlap, Harvard University Art Museums, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 12/17/2005 - 03/12/2006

Verification Level

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