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Samuel Palmer
1805-1881
Villa d'Este at Tivoli from the Cypress Avenue
Graphite pencil, accented with brush and black wash, on tracing paper.
5 5/16 x 3 inches (135 x 77 mm)
Purchased as the gift of the Fellows.
1963.11
Notes:
Drawing (based on acc. no. 1962.18) for illustration in Charles Dickens, "Pictures from Italy", London, 1846, p. 1.
Inscription:
Inscribed in the area left blank for the text, "VILLA D'ESTE".
Provenance:
Hugh N. Squire; P. & D. Colnaghi and Co., London.
Associated names:
Squire, Hugh N., former owner.
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Pictures from Italy.
Bibliography:
Pierpont Morgan Library. Review of Acquisitions, 1949-1968. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1969, p. 158.
Adams, Frederick B., Jr., comp. Thirteenth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1963 & 1964. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1964, p. 111.
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