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The Garden of the Hesperides (An Idealized Scene of Harmonious Antique Life)

The Garden of the Hesperides (An Idealized Scene of Harmonious Antique Life)

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The Garden of the Hesperides (An Idealized Scene of Harmonious Antique Life)
ArtistGerman, 1755–1825
CultureGerman
Titles
  • The Garden of the Hesperides (An Idealized Scene of Harmonious Antique Life)
Datelate 18th–early 19th century
MediumBlack chalk, brown wash, with graphite and stumping, heightened with white on beige colored laid paper
DimensionsSheet: 22 15/16 × 18 3/8 in. (58.2 × 46.6 cm)
 Mat: 27 1/4 × 21 7/8 in. (69.2 × 55.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Vaughn Foundation Fund
Object number2026.244
Non exposé

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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection, Paris; [Marty de Cambiaire Galerie, Paris, 2026]; purchased by MFAH, 2026.
Exhibition HistoryNone known for this drawing.
Published References None known for this drawing. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: [none]
Verso: [none visible]
Recto upper center: Grapes / Countermark: lower center: [interlocking cursive letters, possibly “FJ”]
Catalogue raisonnéNone known.

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