Designs for Decorative Vases

Provenance

George Hilder Libbis. Nell Hilder Libbis; (her sale, Sotheby’s London, 13 March 1969, no. 70.2). (Sabin Galleries, Ltd., London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1975-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Designs for Decorative Vases

Mortimer, John Hamilton

1760s/1770s

Accession Number

1995.52.123

Medium

black chalk on laid paper

Dimensions

overall: 10 x 15.9 cm (3 15/16 x 6 1/4 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Gift of William B. O'Neal