DrawingsFrench18th-19th century

Ancient Tombs and Cypress Trees at Gateway to an Imaginary Roman Hill Town

18th-19th century

Artists

Achille LeclèreArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown wash and graphite on greenish wove paper

Culture

French

Century

18th-19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 14 x 17.6 cm (5 1/2 x 6 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Achille Leclère. Achille Lecère and heirs Mme. Fassier. Claude Darton, Avignon. Unidentified Dealer, Paris. Lucien Goldschmidt, New York. Mrs. Jacob M. Kaplan, New York.

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