Saint Gregory the Great Distributing His Worldly Goods to the Poor
DrawingsFrench18th century

Saint Gregory the Great Distributing His Worldly Goods to the Poor

18th century

Artists

Charles-André, called Carle VanlooArtist
Jean-Baptiste HuetPrevious attribution
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Brown ink and gray and brown wash with traces of white gouache over traces of black chalk on off-white antique laid paper, framing lines in brown ink, laid down on cream antique laid paper, irregular
Culture
French
Century
18th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

21.9 × 12.7 cm (8 5/8 × 5 in.)

Provenance

Possibly Dr. John Gilbert; Swetzoff Gallery, Boston, sold; to Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund, inv. no. 1955.18

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