DrawingsFrench18th century

Cattle in the Farnese Gardens

1760

Artists

Charles-Joseph NatoireArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink, brown wash, black chalk, and touches of white gouache on toned cream antique laid paper laid down on cream antique laid paper, framing lines in black ink

Culture

French

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

14.3 x 19.7 cm (5 5/8 x 7 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Lettsom. Warren. John Witt Randall, Boston, MA, bequest; to his sister Belinda L. Randall, 1892, gift; to Harvard University, 1892.

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