DrawingsSwiss18th century

Bernese Farmhouse

1782

Artists

Johann Ludwig AberliArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Ink and watercolor on cream paper

Culture

Swiss

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

sight: 25 x 37 cm (9 13/16 x 14 9/16 in.) frame: 48.4 x 60 x 3.5 cm (19 1/16 x 23 5/8 x 1 3/8 in.)

Provenance

[August Laube, Zürich], sold; to Peter Soriano, New York, 2013, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2023

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