1.2018.23: Moses with Raised Hands; mount depicts a fanciful border wtih leaves, a shell, humanoid figures, and a cartouche that has been cut

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1.2018.23

People

Jan de Bisschop, Dutch (Amsterdam, Netherlands 1628 - 1671 The Hague, Netherlands)

Title

Moses with Raised Hands; mount depicts a fanciful border wtih leaves, a shell, humanoid figures, and a cartouche that has been cut

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

17th century

Culture

Dutch

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/360621

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Brown wash and ink on antique laid paper, framing line in gold; mount: graphite, brown wash, and gold

Dimensions

26.3 × 22.1 cm (10 3/8 × 8 11/16 in.)
mount, including strip at bottom: 39.5 × 22.5 cm (15 9/16 × 8 7/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• watermark: none visible
• inscription: lower center, at cartouche, brown ink: Gu...n [cut]
• inscription: verso, upper left, brown ink: Guercino da Cento.
• inscription: verso, lower left, brown ink: e collectione S: Gautier

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

S. Gautier. Sold [through Sotheby's, London, July 4, 2007, lot 73]; to George Abrams, Boston

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

The Maida and George Abrams Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Promised Gift

Accession Year

2018

Object Number

1.2018.23

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Subjects and Contexts

• Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings

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