DrawingsBritish19th century

View of Geneva

August 6, 1840

Artists

William CallowArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Watercolor, graphite, and white gouache on light gray wove paper

Culture

British

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 26 x 37 cm (10 1/4 x 14 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Philip and Frances L. Hofer, Cambridge, Massachusetts; bequest of Frances L. Hofer, 1979.169

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