DrawingsDutch18th century

A Capriccio of Classical Buildings

1743

Artists

Isaac de MoucheronArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Transparent watercolor and brown and gray ink over graphite on off-white antique laid paper, partial framing line in black ink

Culture

Dutch

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

22.3 x 32.7 cm (8 3/4 x 12 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Robert Reford, Montreal, sold; [Christie's, London, 26 November 1968, lot 38], sold; to [R.M. Light and Company, Santa Barbara, California], gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2005.

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