Mercury and Argus Artist: Tommaso Minardi (Italian, 1787–1871)
Artist, formerly attributed to: Michele Koeck (Austrian, 1760–1825)

ca. 1805

Prints and Drawings

By appointment, Duffy Study Room
Medium

Pen and brown ink, brown wash, and gray wash over black chalk and graphite

Dimensions

sheet: 20 9/16 × 29 5/8 in. (52.2 × 75.2 cm)

Credit Line

Partial gift of Roberta J. M. Olson and Alexander B. V. Johnson and purchased with the Everett V. Meeks, B.A. 1901, Fund

Accession Number

2023.38.91

Culture

Italian

Period

19th century

Classification

Drawings

Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Provenance
Collection Barone Papalardo, Italy; sale, Bassenge, Berlin, November 28, 2014, lot 6325 (as Michele Koeck); sold to Roberta J.M. Olson and Alexander Johnson, New York, November 28, 2014; partial gift to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2022
Bibliography
  • Bassenge, Berlin, Auktion 104: Gemälde Alter und Neuerer Meister, Zeichnungen des 15.-19. Jahrhunderts, Freitag 28 November 2014, sale cat. (nov-28-2014), 205
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States

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