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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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