A Ceremony of Investiture | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1956.204
People: Unidentified Artist
Previously attributed to Jean Baptiste Carpeaux, French (Valenciennes, France 1827 - 1875 Courbevoie France)
Title: A Ceremony of Investiture
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Sketch for Coronation / Biblical Scene
Classification: Paintings
Work Type: painting
Date: c. 1800-c. 1850
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/228567

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Oil on panel

Dimensions

65.72 x 40.96 cm (25 7/8 x 16 1/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: l.l.: J. B. Carpeaux

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: [Julius H. Weitzner, New York], sold; to Fogg Art Museum, 1956

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Purchase through the generosity of Robert Rantoul Endicott
Accession Year: 1956
Object Number: 1956.204
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Edgar Peters Bowron, European Paintings Before 1900 in the Fogg Art Museum: A Summary Catalogue including Paintings in the Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 1990), p. 108; repr. as no. 280

Verification Level

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