DrawingsGerman18th-19th century

Apollo and the Graces

18th-19th century

Artists

Jacob Wilhelm MechauArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black ink and brown wash on off-white antique laid paper

Culture

German

Century

18th-19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

11.1 x 5.8 cm (4 3/8 x 2 5/16 in.)

Provenance

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

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