DrawingsSwiss18th-19th century

The Sheaf Bearer

c. 1790-1800

Artists

Wolfgang Adam TöpfferArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink, brown wash and graphite on cream laid paper, adhered along edges to a decorative mount

Culture

Swiss

Century

18th-19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

32.9 x 46.7 cm (12 15/16 x 18 3/8 in.) frame: 57.8 x 69.5 x 3.8 cm (22 3/4 x 27 3/8 x 1 1/2 in.)

Provenance

[Sotheby's Zürich, May 29, 2000, lot 13]. Private Collection, France. [Thomas le Claire Kunsthandel, Hamburg, 2001]. Private Collection, Hamburg. [Thomas le Claire Kunsthandel, Hamburg], sold; to Peter Soriano, New York, 2013, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2023

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