DrawingsFrench19th century

Pyramids

c. 1861/62

Artists

Victor Marie HugoArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink, brown wash and graphite on cream wove paper

Culture

French

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

23.6 × 38.6 cm (9 5/16 × 15 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Jean Hugo (1894-1984). [Sotheby's, Monte-Carlo, June 15, 1981, lot 16]. Private Collection, Paris. [Arnoldi-Livie, Munich], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2021

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