View of Florence | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2019.197
People: Jean Léon Gérôme, French (1824 - 1904)
Title: View of Florence
Classification: Drawings
Work Type: drawing
Date: c. 1843-1844
Culture: French
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/364460

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Brown ink, brown wash, and opaque white watercolor on dark tan wove paper

Dimensions

24.5 × 35.5 cm (9 5/8 × 14 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

inscription: Signed, recto, lower right, graphite(?): J. Gerome

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: [Hans Calmann, London], sold [possibly via Shepherd Gallery, New York]; to Victor Carlson, 1960s, bequest; to Harvard Art Museums, 2019

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Victor I. Carlson
Accession Year: 2019
Object Number: 2019.197
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Jane van Nuis Cahill, French Artists in Italy, 1600-1900, exh. cat., Dayton Art Institute (Dayton, OH, 1971), p. 28, cat no. 48, illus.

Exhibition History

French Artists in Italy, 1600-1900, Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, 10/28/1971 - 11/28/1971

Verification Level

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2019.197: View of Florence