Gaspar van Wittel
1652 or 1653-1736
View of the Town and Harbor of Tarquino. Verso: Architectural studies
11 x 16 inches (278 x 407 mm)
Graphite on paper; verso: graphite.
1983.28
Gift of Janos Scholz.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed at lower right, by the artist, in graphite, "Tarquino"; and variously within the design area (e.g. "S. Agosto" at left center and "Largaretto" at right center). Inscribed on the verso, by the artist, in graphite, with precise measurements for the architectural studies.
Watermark: Anchor with letters "AN" within a circle, surmounted by star (Heawood 6).
Watermark: Anchor with letters "AN" within a circle, surmounted by star (Heawood 6).
Associated names
Cavaceppi, Bartolomeo, 1717-1799, former owner.
Pacetti, Vincenzo, 1746-1820, former owner.
Pacetti, Michelangelo, 1793-1865, former owner.
Fatio, Paul, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
Pacetti, Vincenzo, 1746-1820, former owner.
Pacetti, Michelangelo, 1793-1865, former owner.
Fatio, Paul, former owner.
Scholz, János, former owner.
Bibliography
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Twentieth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1981-1983. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984, p. 317.
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Century Drawings
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