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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1929.62
People
Circle of Jean Cotelle II, French (Paris 1642 - 1708 Villiers-sur-Marne)
Previously attributed to Nicolas-Pierre Loir, French (1624 - 1679)
Title
Arabesque with Putti Supporting a Cartouche Surmounted by a Crown
Other Titles
Former Title: Decorative Panel with Putti Supporting a Cartouche
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
17th century
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/298361

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Brown ink and brown wash over graphite, incised, on toned cream antique laid paper, incised, laid down on cream card, framing lines in black ink
Dimensions
irregular: 16.3 x 34.5 cm (6 7/16 x 13 9/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: verso: [old inscription attributing the work to Nicolas-Pierre Loir]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Probably unidentified collector (his mark, L.2980); Philip Hofer, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1929, inv. no. 1929.62

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer
Accession Year
1929
Object Number
1929.62
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Agnes Mongan and Paul J. Sachs, Drawings in the Fogg Museum of Art, Harvard University Press (Cambridge, 1940), vol. I, cat. no. 580, p. 308

Verification Level

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