The Purification of Aeneas

Provenance

(Succi Limited, London); purchased by NGA, 1994.

The Purification of Aeneas

Corneille, Michel

c. 1663

Accession Number

1994.1.1

Medium

pen and brown ink with blue wash over traces of graphite, on laid paper, squared in graphite for transfer, with later framing line in brown ink

Dimensions

overall: 22.7 x 33.4 cm (8 15/16 x 13 1/8 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund