DrawingsFrench18th century

Cupid Holding a Laurel Wreath and Spear

c. 1751-1752

Artists

Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, la Marquise de PompadourArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Red chalk on cream antique laid paper

Culture

French

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

9.9 x 8.2 cm (3 7/8 x 3 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Tucker of Exeter. John Witt Randall, Boston, MA, bequest; to his sister Belinda L. Randall, 1892, gift; to Harvard University, 1892

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