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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1977.59
People
Attributed to Jan Erasmus Quellinus, Flemish (1634 - 1715)
Title
Pope Receiving a Delegation of Monks
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
17th-18th century
Culture
Flemish
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/296008

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Brown ink, gray, brown, and blue wash and white opaque watercolor over graphite on two pieces of light tan antique laid paper
Dimensions
55.1 x 37.5 cm (21 11/16 x 14 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: former frame, verso: C947 / 4000 QUELLINUS [second L crossed out]
  • collector's mark: lower left, black ink, stamp: L. 544 (Charles Gasc)
  • watermark: R [large, probably not a countermark]
  • inscription: verso, center, graphite: Ecole Hollandaise / Quellinus Erasme
  • inscription: verso, lower right, graphite: Erasme Quellinus
  • inscription: mount, verso, lower center, graphite: 119 / (E. Quellinus) [underlined]
  • inscription: verso, lower right, graphite: B 2. s
  • inscription: mount ,verso, upper center, graphite: 8
  • inscription: lower center, graphite: 130 [?]
  • inscription: verso, center, graphite: 10

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Charles Gasc, Paris (L. 544, with his mark). [Galerie de Bayser, Paris], sold; to Fogg Art Museum, 1977.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Marian H. Phinney Fund
Accession Year
1977
Object Number
1977.59
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Subjects and Contexts

  • Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings

Verification Level

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