A Triumphal Arch with Caparisoned Horses and Ornamented Pinnacles

Provenance

Scottish country house; David Thomson (architectural historian), London; Dutch Foundation; (sale, Christie's London, 4 July 2006); purchased 2006 by NGA.(1) 1. Provenance according to notes by Andrew Robison.

A Triumphal Arch with Caparisoned Horses and Ornamented Pinnacles

du Cerceau, Jacques Androuet

c. 1570

Accession Number

2006.107.1

Medium

pen and black ink with gray wash over traces of graphite on vellum

Dimensions

overall: 41.6 x 62.4 cm (16 3/8 x 24 9/16 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund