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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1955.46
People
Gaspar van Wittel (called Vanvitelli), Dutch (Amersfort, Netherlands 1652 - 1736 Rome, Italy)
Title
Study of Rocks and Trees
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
17th-18th century
Culture
Dutch
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/297425

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black ink and brown wash on cream antique laid paper
Dimensions
21.5 x 34.9 cm (8 7/16 x 13 3/4 in.)
mount: 25.4 x 38.6 cm (10 x 15 3/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: verso, lower left: 1505
  • inscription: verso, lower right: 896
  • inscription: verso, lower left, graphite: Zingg
  • watermark: none visible

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Hyman Swetzoff Gallery, Boston], sold; to Fogg Art Museum, 1955

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund
Accession Year
1955
Object Number
1955.46
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Giuliano Briganti, Gaspar van Wittel, Electa (Milan, Italy, 1996), p. 308, as late 17th century, not by Van Wittel

Subjects and Contexts

  • Dutch, Flemish, & Netherlandish Drawings

Verification Level

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