Description
Dughet spent his whole career in Rome. At the age of fifteen he entered the studio of Nicolas Poussin (1593/94-1665), who married his sister. Dughet concentrated exclusively on landscapes, preferring a rugged type of scenery, widely imitated well into the 18th century.
Provenance
possibly 19th century - 1969 The Honorable George Ellis Vestey (1884-1960), Warter Priory, Yorkshire (private auction, March 1969, as Gerard von Edema);; 1969 - 1970 Hazlitt Gallery, Ltd. (London, England), sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1970.
Accession Number
1970.30
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
Framed: 159 x 201 x 12 cm (62 5/8 x 79 1/8 x 4 3/4 in.); Unframed: 127 x 175.2 cm (50 x 69 in.)
Classification
Painting
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund
