Ruins of the Château of Becoiseau, near Mortcerf (seine-et-Marne)

1784
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: Ruins of the Château of Becoiseau, near Mortcerf (seine-et-Marne)
  • Artist: Johann Georg Wille (German (active France), Köningsberg 1715–1808 Paris)
  • Date: 1784
  • Medium: Brown chalk and brush and-brown wash. Framing lines in pen and brown ink.
  • Dimensions: 9 15/16 x 13 7/16 in. (25.3 x 34.1 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Howard J. Sachs and Mr. Peter G. Sachs, in memory of Miss Edith L. Sachs, 1978
  • Object Number: 1978.516.2
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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