DrawingsSwiss18th century

Capriccio

1788

Artists

Jean Pierre Saint-OursArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Gray ink, gray wash, and graphite on off-white laid paper

Culture

Swiss

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

sight: 26.8 x 48.5 cm (10 9/16 x 19 1/8 in.) frame: 47.3 x 68.9 x 3.5 cm (18 5/8 x 27 1/8 x 1 3/8 in.)

Provenance

[Millon & Associés, Paris, June 20, 2014, lot 102]. [Galerie Terrades, Paris], sold; to Peter Soriano, New York, 2014, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2023

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