Naples from Virgil's Tomb | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1944.13.24
People: Ephraim Whitman Gurney, American (Boston, MA 1829 - 1886 Beverly Farms, MA)
Title: Naples from Virgil's Tomb
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: 19th century
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/308022

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Graphite on off-white wove paper

Dimensions

actual: 11 x 18.8 cm (4 5/16 x 7 3/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

stamp: verso, l.r.c., blue ink and graphite, stamped and handwritten: [stamped in blue ink:] Harvard / College / Library; [handwritten in graphite:] 21700 [over] 1
inscription: lower edge, graphite: Naples from Virgil's Tomb

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Gift of artist's estate to Harvard College Library, 1899.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Harvard College Library, from the estate of Professor E. W. Gurney, 1899
Accession Year: 1944
Object Number: 1944.13.24
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Support is irregular at left edge as if torn from sketchbook.

Verification Level

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