DrawingsBritish19th century

Capital, St. Mark's, Venice

1849-1852

Artists

John RuskinArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite and gray wash with touches of white gouache on cream wove paper

Culture

British

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

14.8 x 16.5 cm (5 13/16 x 6 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Fine Arts Department, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, Transferred to the Fogg Art Museum, 1926.

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