DrawingsItalian17th-18th century

A Roman Palace

17th-18th century

Artists

Ferdinando BibienaArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink and gray wash, and some graphite, on off-white antique laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

17th-18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

27.5 x 19.6 cm (10 13/16 x 7 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, MA (by 1929), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1965

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