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An ink drawing portrays several large ships docked in a harbor.

An ink drawing portrays several large ships docked in a harbor. To the left, figures load and unload crates, barrels, and other objects to and from the ships. A tall, long building encloses the harbor on the left and in the background. To the right, there are trees and shrubs in the foreground.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
TL42417.1
People
Louis-François Cassas, French (Azay-le-Ferron 1756 - 1827 Versailles)
Title
View of Messina Harbor
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1783
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/371420

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Pen and black and brown ink, brush and brown and gray wash, over traces of black chalk underdrawing, framing lines in pen and black ink
Dimensions
61 × 97 cm (24 × 38 3/16 in.)
frame: 78.7 × 114.3 cm (31 × 45 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Lent by The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2013 (2013.519)
Object Number
TL42417.1
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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