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Roman Ruins ("Coliseo")
Bartholomaeus Breenbergh (Dutch, about 1598–1657)
1627
Medium/Technique
Brush with brown and gray wash and black chalk (or graphite?) on cream laid paper
Dimensions
23.81 x 18.41 cm (9 3/8 x 7 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Francis Welch Fund and Lucy Dalbiac Luard Fund
Accession Number1983.410
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsDrawings
DescriptionBorderline in pen and dark brown ink
Marks
PDP Watermark Type: Pilgrim in oval
InscriptionsRecto LL in graphite or black chalk: "BB (interlocked) f. 162(7, or possibly 3)
Verso UL in pen and brown ink in an early hand "Coliseo".
Later inscriptions or marks: Verso UL in pen and brown ink: Coliseo
Verso LL in graphite pencil: #2565
Verso LL in graphite pencil-- patially erased: 10// [?]
Verso UL in pen and brown ink in an early hand "Coliseo".
Later inscriptions or marks: Verso UL in pen and brown ink: Coliseo
Verso LL in graphite pencil: #2565
Verso LL in graphite pencil-- patially erased: 10// [?]
ProvenanceC & J Goodfriend, New York; acquired November 1983