1953.90: Coastal View of a Town on a Lake

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1953.90

People

Attributed to Nicolas Delobel, French (1693 - 1763)
Previously attributed to Charles-Joseph Natoire, French (Nîmes 1700 - 1777 Castel Gandolfo)

Title

Coastal View of a Town on a Lake

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing

Date

18th century

Culture

French

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/297095

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Black and white chalk on blue antique laid paper, laid down on cream antique laid paper with tan antique laid paper strips adhered to face, framing lines in black ink

Dimensions

29.3 x 49.8 cm (11 9/16 x 19 5/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• watermark: none visible: drawing is laid down
• inscription: none

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

Sale, Paris, Drouot, 23 November 1927, lot 65 (as Charles-Joseph Natoire); Jean Masson, Haute-Marne; Henri Baderou, Rouen; Dr. Fritz B. Talbot, Brookline, MA, gift (1); to Fogg Art Museum, 1953, inv. no. 1953.90

Note:
(1) A handwritten letter dated 10 November 1953 from Baderou to Talbot in the curatorial file cites both the 1927 Drouot sale and the provenance from Masson.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Dr. Fritz B. Talbot

Accession Year

1953

Object Number

1953.90

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

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