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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1898.207
People
Franz Michelis I, German (1765 - 1819)
Title
Virgin and Child with Saint John
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1809
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/312524

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black and grey ink, gray wash on cream wove paper
Dimensions
22.5 x 18 cm (8 7/8 x 7 1/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: l.r., black ink: F. Michelis fe. 1809, Signed Date: 1809
  • inscription: verso, l.r.: L. 2130 [with accompanying inscription] 253 (John Witt Randall Collection at Harvard College); on mount, graphite: F. Michaelis del 1809 from Lindners Cabinet 399 cat

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Lindner; 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
1898.207
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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