DrawingsBritish19th century

Study of Portal and Carved Pinnacles, Cathedral of St. Lô, Normandy

1848

Artists

John RuskinArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite, brown ink, and brown wash on cream wove paper

Culture

British

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

48.1 x 36.2 cm (18 15/16 x 14 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Charles Eliot Norton, to; his daughters Sara, Margaret, and Elizabeth, sold; to Fogg Art Museum, 1919 [1] [1] purchased with funds provided by Samuel Sachs

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