DrawingsFrench17th century

Charity

c. 1635-1636

Artists

Jacques BlanchardArtist

Nicolas PoussinPrevious attribution

Description

The composition divided diagonally in half from upper left to lower right by a seated figure of Charity, who faces three-quarters to the right with a child on her lap; two others play at her feet, and one sleeps at her right side just beneath her right arm; a landscape is lightly indicated in the background.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black chalk and brown wash on cream antique laid paper, laid down on off-white card, laid down on a decorated mount, framing lines in black ink

Culture

French

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

19 x 21.5 cm (7 1/2 x 8 7/16 in.)

Provenance

Unidentified collector's mark (verso, center, black ink); Charles Albert de Burlet, Berlin, sold (as Nicolas Poussin); to [P. & D. Colnaghi, London], sold; to Paul J. Sachs (by 1929), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1965

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