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Drawing (Graphite, ink and wash drawing)
Allegorical Scene with Minerva and the Arts and Sciences.
Maximilian Godefroy
1808
Category
Works on Paper
Creator/Artist/Maker
Maximilian Godefroy (Draftsman)
Place of Origin
Baltimore; Maryland; Baltimore; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Graphite
- Ink
- Wash
- Watercolor
- Gilt
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1970.0264 A
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Henry Francis du Pont Fund for Collections Objects
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Object Number
1970.0264 A
Object Name
Drawing (Graphite, ink and wash drawing)
Title
Allegorical Scene with Minerva and the Arts and Sciences.
Category
Works on Paper
Creator (Role)
Maximilian Godefroy (Draftsman)
Place of Origin
Baltimore; Maryland; Baltimore; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Date
1808
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right
Inscription: A.S.M. Maximillian Godfroy 1808 / [illegible]
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left
Inscription: MG/ ASM
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Allegory
- Mythological
Materials
- Graphite
- Ink
- Wash
- Watercolor
- Gilt
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Drawn
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
8.5 (H) x 16.1 (W) x 4.3 (Image H) x 11.9 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
21.7 (H) x 40.8 (W) x 10.8 (Image H) x 30.3 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Paper thickness: (7.5-8.5 mm). Chain interval: 2.7 cm. Laid line interval: 7 per cm.
Edition Watermark
"J Whatman/ 1794"
Coloring
Hand colored
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Society of Artists of the United States. 1811 First Annual Exhibition of the Society of Artists.
• Drawing published as cat no. 368, pp. 19-20.Book: Low, Betty-Bright P. 1978 France Views America 1765-1815.
• Drawing published as cat. no. 197b, p.66.Article: Alexander, Robert L. 1958 "The Drawings and Allegories of Maximilian Godefroy". Maryland Historical Magazine. 53 (March 1958): 17-33.
• See pp. 17-33.