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Dutch School, 18th century
Architectural capriccio c.1700-99
Red chalk over traces of black chalk | 36.7 x 53.8 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 906637
Dutch School, 18th century
Architectural capriccio c.1700-99
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A drawing of a cityscape of imaginary Italianate buildings set behind a partially-ruined fountain from which water gushes into a broken walled pool. In the right foreground a small sailing boat, with a number of figures, is being rowed away to the right. To the left of the fountain some other small sailing-craft are moored beneath the fortifiications of the imaginary city.
Provenance
Probably in the Royal Collection by c.1810
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Medium and techniques
Red chalk over traces of black chalk
Measurements
36.7 x 53.8 cm (sheet of paper)
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