DrawingsFrench19th century

A View in the Gorges d'Apremont

1838

Artists

Théodore RousseauArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink and gray and brown wash on off-white antique laid paper

Culture

French

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

17 × 25 cm (6 11/16 × 9 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Rousseau estate sale (Lugt 2436). [Frederick Keppel, New York] sold; to Paul J. Sachs by 1927, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1965

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