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Allegory of Fecundity (?)

Former Attribution Formerly attributed to Anonymous, Italian, 17th century Italian
Formerly attributed to Anonymous, Flemish, 17th century Flemish
mid-17th–early 18th century
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Allegory of Fecundity (?)
  • Artist: Gerard de Lairesse (Dutch, Liège 1641–1711 Amsterdam)
  • Former Attribution: Formerly attributed to Anonymous, Italian, 17th century
  • Artist: Formerly attributed to Anonymous, Flemish, 17th century
  • Date: mid-17th–early 18th century
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, over red chalk; double framing lines in pen and brown ink (possibly by the artist)
  • Dimensions: sheet: 10 1/4 x 12 3/8 in. (26 x 31.5 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Alain and Marie-Christine van den Broek d'Obrenan Gift, 2009
  • Object Number: 2009.199
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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