Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Cliffs with River Between

Italian School

Cliffs with River Between

1630
9 1/16 x 12 7/16 inches (230 x 315 mm)
Pen and black ink, with gray wash, on paper.
1982.75:327

Gift of Mrs. Donald M. Oenslager, 1982.

Notes
Donald Oenslager rejected the attribution to Jean Le Pautre (1618-1682) suggested by the inscription on the mat. He argued that the treatment of the cliffs with their castles and foliage treatment seem much closer to Giacomo C. Torelli (1604 or 1608-1678) and may have been influenced by his set for "Andromide," Act III, Paris, 1650 (engraved by F. Chaveau).
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed at lower left on mat, "Le Pautre".
Associated names
Mathews, Alister, former owner.
Oenslager, Donald, 1902-1975, former owner.
Classification
Century Drawings
School
Department