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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1994.142
People
Frans Floris, Netherlandish (Antwerp 1519/20 - 1570 Antwerp)
Title
Justice
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
16th century
Culture
Netherlandish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/312010

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Brown ink, brown wash, white opaque watercolor, and black chalk or graphite on cream antique laid paper, toned with brown wash, with a framing line in brown ink, laid down on wove paper
Dimensions
28.2 x 15.8 cm (11 1/8 x 6 1/4 in.)
mount: 29.2 x 16.7 cm (11 1/2 x 6 9/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: upper right, brown ink: [illegible] / 6
  • inscription: mount, verso, center, graphite: 15/9
  • inscription: mount, verso, bottom edge, graphite: 270
  • stamp: mount, verso, lower right, black ink, stamp: 81902
  • label: former mount, black typeface: BB 505
  • watermark: none visible

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Christie's, Amsterdam, 25 November 1991, lot 4], sold; to [Vermeer Associates Limited, Brampton, Ontario], long-term loan; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1992; sold, to Harvard University Art Museums, 1994.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Richard Norton Fund
Accession Year
1994
Object Number
1994.142
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 03/28/2016 - 04/27/2016

Subjects and Contexts

  • Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings

Verification Level

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