DrawingsBritish18th-19th century

The Interior of the Colosseum, Rome

18th-19th century

Artists

Ellis Cornelia KnightArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Transparent watercolor, black and gray inks, and graphite on antique laid paper adhered along edges to thin card

Culture

British

Century

18th-19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

32.4 × 50.2 cm (12 3/4 × 19 3/4 in.)

Provenance

[Guy Peppiatt Fine Art, London], sold; to private collector, 2006, sold; to [Guy Peppiatt Fine Art, London], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2023

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