Coastal View of a Town on a Lake
DrawingsFrench18th century

Coastal View of a Town on a Lake

18th century

Artists

Nicolas DelobelArtist
Charles-Joseph NatoirePrevious attribution
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Black and white chalk on blue antique laid paper, laid down on cream antique laid paper with tan antique laid paper strips adhered to face, framing lines in black ink
Culture
French
Century
18th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

29.3 x 49.8 cm (11 9/16 x 19 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Sale, Paris, Drouot, 23 November 1927, lot 65 (as Charles-Joseph Natoire); Jean Masson, Haute-Marne; Henri Baderou, Rouen; Dr. Fritz B. Talbot, Brookline, MA, gift (1); to Fogg Art Museum, 1953, inv. no. 1953.90 Note: (1) A handwritten letter dated 10 November 1953 from Baderou to Talbot in the curatorial file cites both the 1927 Drouot sale and the provenance from Masson.

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