DrawingsBritish18th century

Salvator Rosa

1776

Artists

John Hamilton MortimerArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black ink on off-white antique laid paper

Culture

British

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

27.8 x 20.7 cm (10 15/16 x 8 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Sir George Beaumont. Sir John and Lady Witt, sale [Sotheby's, London, February 19, 1987, lot 46; Lugt 646a]. [W.M. Brady & Co., New York] sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 1990

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