Homer Declaiming Poetry
1806
Artists
Dimensions
sheet: 27.7 x 41.9 cm (10 7/8 x 16 1/2 in.) mount: 38.3 x 52.3 cm (15 1/16 x 20 9/16 in.)
Provenance
Charles-Philippe, Marquis de Chennevières, Paris and Bellesme (Lugt 2072), sold; through his sale, [Hotel des Commissaires-priseurs, Expert P. Roblin, April 4-7, 1900, Paris, lot 558]; to Loquel(?). [1] [Didier Aaron, New York], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2025 Notes [1] From annotated version of 1900 auction catalogue.
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