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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2018.381
People
Frederic Leighton, British (Scarborough England 1830 - 1896 London England)
Title
The Holy Family with an Angel
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
19th century
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/363125

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Watercolor and gouache over graphite on cream wove paper, laid down on board
Dimensions
41.3 × 18.2 cm (16 1/4 × 7 3/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower right, blue watercolor: F. Leighton
  • inscription: verso of board, black crayon: 2092 / 5
  • label: verso of board, partially removed, printed and typewritten text: [printed:] [G]ALLERY / [typewritten:] LORD LEIGHTON: Angel, mother and child / and man
  • seal: verso of board, two red wax seals: coat-of-arms with ALEXANDER CECIL FENTON

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Alexander Cecil Fenton, Bayonne, New Jersey, circa 1840s-1900. Sold [through unidentified estate sale, California]; to Jeanne Wahrenbrock, circa 1988-1998; by descent; to Clive Foss, her son, Cambridge, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2018

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Clive Foss, Class of 1961
Accession Year
2018
Object Number
2018.381
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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