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Token Design for the Royal Treasury | Harvard Art Museums | KenAI

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Token Design for the Royal Treasury

Token Design for the Royal Treasury

DrawingsFrench18th century

Token Design for the Royal Treasury

1742

Artists

Edme BouchardonArtist

Description

The ark floating on the waters; just above it the dove hovers bearing the olive branch in its beak.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Red chalk and graphite with guidelines in red chalk and graphite on cream antique laid paper, laid down on cream antique laid paper with blue antique laid paper border adhered to face

Culture

French

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

diameter: 21.4 cm (8 7/16 in.)

Provenance

Cyril Humphris, London, sold at Sotheby's, New York, 1995. Sale, January 10, 1995, lot 64. Vermeer Associates Limited, Brampton, Ontario, purchased from Sotheby's, New York, 1995, sold to HUAM, 2000, 2000. long-term loan to HUAM, 1995-2000

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