The Gardens and Terraces of the Villa d'Este at the Foot of the Fountain of the Organ (Les Cascatelles); verso: Study for the Figure of Callirhoë
DrawingsFrench20th century

The Gardens and Terraces of the Villa d'Este at the Foot of the Fountain of the Organ (Les Cascatelles); verso: Study for the Figure of Callirhoë

20th century

Artists

Jean-Honoré FragonardArtist
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Brown ink and brown wash over graphite on cream modern laid paper, with framing line in brown ink; verso: gray wash and red chalk (or red wash), rubbed
Culture
French
Century
20th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

22.6 x 29.6 cm (8 7/8 x 11 5/8 in.)

Provenance

[Unidentified dealer, Paris], sold; to [Hallsborough Gallery, London], sold; to Eugene V. Thaw, 1960, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2005. NOTE: According to a former director of the gallery, the drawing was purchased for "almost nothing" from a small dealer in Paris. See Geraldine Norman, The Times, March 9, 1978.

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The Gardens and Terraces of the Villa d'Este at the Foot of the Fountain of the Organ (Les Cascatelles); verso: Study for the Figure of Callirhoë | Harvard Art Museums | KenAI