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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1944.13.25
People
Ephraim Whitman Gurney, American (Boston, MA 1829 - 1886 Beverly Farms, MA)
Title
Vesuvius from the Villa de Roma
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
19th century
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/308067

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: Vesuvius from the Villa de Roma
  • watermark: [partial watermark, illegible]

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
1944.13.25
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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