DrawingsAmerican19th century

Capital from Torcello

1887

Artists

Joseph Lindon SmithArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Graphite on heavy off-white wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

32.8 x 25.6 cm (12 15/16 x 10 1/16 in.) image within graphite border: 27.7 x 19.7 cm (10 7/8 x 7 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Gift (?) of the artist to Denman W. Ross, Cambridge, MA; his gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1917.

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