Man in Plumed Hat | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1898.17
People: Copy after Charles-André, called Carle Vanloo, French (Nice 1705 - 1765 Paris)
Title: Man in Plumed Hat
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Man in Oriental Costume
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 18th century
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/299435

Physical Descriptions

Medium: red chalk (counterproof) on cream antique paper, adhered to blue cream antique laid paper strips
Technique: Counterproof
Dimensions: actual: 29.2 x 18.4 cm (11 1/2 x 7 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: John Witt Randall, Boston, MA; bequest to his sister Belinda L. Randall, 1892; gift to Harvard University, 1892.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
Accession Year: 1898
Object Number: 1898.17
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Lisa Hall, "Counterproofs: An Investigation into the History, Materials, Techniques, and Uses of Red Chalk Counterproofs with an Examination of Other Methods of Copying" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, August 1990), Unpublished, pp. 1-62 passim

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