DrawingsDutch18th century

Putti Carrying Branches

18th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black chalk over graphite on cream antique laid paper, with a framing line in black chalk

Culture

Dutch

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

24.5 x 38.8 cm (9 5/8 x 15 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Possibly Sir Edward Buchan, Dresden. John Witt Randall, Boston, Massachusetts, 1851, bequest; to Belinda Lull Randall, 1892, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1892. NOTE: Buchan's ownership and year of acquisition are from an inscription in Randall's hand on his mat.

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