DrawingsFrench16th century

Fountain

16th century

Artists

Jacques Androuet du CerceauArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black ink, gray wash, and black chalk on parchment, guidelines in black chalk

Culture

French

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

41.5 x 30.9 cm (16 5/16 x 12 3/16 in.)

Provenance

David Thomson, Edinburgh; sale, Christie's, London, 4 July 2006, part of lot 88; Jeffrey E. Horvitz, Boston, sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2007, inv. no. 2007.33

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