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Ganymede Feeding the Eagle
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Ganymede seated under tree faces Eagle at left, who feeds from two-handled bowl. Seven firing holes on back.
Department of Paintings Sculpture & Decorative Arts
Dr. J. Lumsden Propert London England Sold to Sanderson? 1902. Per Rathbone. Gorely article (see bibliography) claims that this work was sold to Sanderson in 1902 when Propert's collection was dispersed.
Arthur Sanderson Edinburgh Scotland Purchased from Propert estate? 1902. Per Rathbone. Gorely article (see bibliography) claims that Sanderson acquired the work from Propert when his collection was sold in 1902.
Frederick Rathbone London England Sold to Winthrop 1911.
Grenville Lindall Winthrop New York NY Purchased from Rathbone 1911 Bequest to Fogg Art Museum 1943. Winthrop paid $340
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Title: Ganymede Feeding the Eagle
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Ganymede seated under tree faces Eagle at left, who feeds from two-handled bowl.
Seven firing holes on back.
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