Collection Highlights
Negro Life at the South
Date:
1859
Object Number:
S-225
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ruins of the Claudian Aqueduct, Roman Campagna, Italy: Preparatory Drawing for "Roman Aqueduct"
Object Number:
INV.14909
Date:
c. 1861-62
Medium:
Graphite and gray wash on off-white paper squared, numbered, and traced with a blunt instrument for transfer; verso rubbed with charcoal for transfer
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 7/8 x 17 13/16 in. (20 x 45.2 cm)
Marks:
inscriptions: on back: "28. / T. H. Hotchkiss / Roman Campagna"
Inscriptions:
Multiple color annotations; verso inscribed at upper left in graphite: T.H. Hotchkiss / Roman Compagna
Description:
Landscape: Preparatory drawing for panoramic landscape dotted with ruins of ancient arcaded structures; superimposed grid and color notations.
Provenance:
Estate of Thomas Hiram Hotchkiss; Asher B. durand and Family; Lucy Durand Woodman, Orange, New Jersey
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
