Sketches of Tombs

Provenance

Private collection, Milan; by descent to the 19th century; private collection, Italy; (Il Bulino Antiche Stampe di Matteo Crespi, Milan); purchased 2019 by NGA.

Sketches of Tombs

Desprez, Louis-Jean

1779 / 1784

Accession Number

2019.153.1.b

Medium

graphite on laid paper

Dimensions

sheet: 34.2 × 49.3 cm (13 7/16 × 19 7/16 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

New Century Fund and Eugene L. and Marie-Louise Garbáty Fund