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Distant View of Syracuse and its Harbor

late 18th century
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Distant View of Syracuse and its Harbor
  • Artist: Claude Louis Châtelet (French, Paris 1753–1794 Paris)
  • Date: late 18th century
  • Medium: Pen and pale brown ink, brush and gray wash, over graphite; framing lines in pen and dark brown ink
  • Dimensions: 7 5/8 x 15 9/16 in. (19.4 x 39.5 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Albert Gallatin, 1920
  • Object Number: 20.166.4
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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