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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M26188
People
Georges-François Blondel, French (Paris 1730 - after 1791 Paris)
Title
A View of the Vestibule of St. Mary at Rome
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1765
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/55804

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Mezzotint
Dimensions
Image: 53.2 × 40.5 cm (20 15/16 × 15 15/16 in.)
Plate: 56.5 × 40.5 cm (22 1/4 × 15 15/16 in.)
Sheet: 65.1 × 51.2 cm (25 5/8 × 20 3/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: G. F. Blondel
  • inscription: lower left of plate margin, printer's ink, drypoint, signed, in artist's hand: scratched signature, made with many tiny horizontal scratches G[reversed]. F. Blondel f. i[?]. [?].
  • watermark: illegible manufacturer's name (?)
  • inscription: lower center, erased graphite: P11853 [Lennox-Boyd inventory number] / RxC / [illegible text] / CS4 [illegible text]

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Christopher Lennox-Boyd. [James A. Bergquist, Newton Centre, MA], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2004

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
unrecorded proof
Edition
working proof
Standard Reference Number
D. 4

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Acquisition Fund for Prints
Accession Year
2004
Object Number
M26188
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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