DrawingsItalian18th century

Roman Landscape

18th century

Artists

Giovanni Battista PiranesiArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink on cream antique laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

26.7 x 37.5 cm (10 1/2 x 14 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Alphonse Kann, sold; through [American Art Association, New York, January 7, 1927, lot 15] to Paul J. Sachs, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum

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