1.2018.109: A Snake
Drawings
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1.2018.109
- People
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Maria Sibylla Merian, German (Frankfurt am Main 1647 - 1717 Amsterdam)
- Title
- A Snake
- Classification
- Drawings
- Work Type
- drawing
- Date
- 17th-18th century
- Culture
- Dutch
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/360588
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Transparent and opaque watercolor over graphite on antique laid paper
- Dimensions
- 17.3 × 26.5 cm (6 13/16 × 10 7/16 in.)
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- inscription: lower right, red chalk: 5660 [? abraded] / 3 BL
- watermark: C&I Hoenig
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
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[Bernard Houhakker Gallery, Amsterdam] sold; to Maida and George Abrams, Boston, circa 1990
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
- 1.2018.109
- Division
- European and American Art
- Contact
- am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Subjects and Contexts
- Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings
Verification Level
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