Capriccio
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 × 48.5 cm (10 9/16 × 19 1/8 in.) frame: 47 × 69 cm (18 1/2 × 27 3/16 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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