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Virgil's Tomb with a View of the Bay of Naples in the Moonlight

1860–84
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Virgil's Tomb with a View of the Bay of Naples in the Moonlight
  • Artist: Carl Georg Anton Graeb (German, Berlin 1816–1884 Berlin)
  • Date: 1860–84
  • Medium: Graphite, white gouache, and pen and brown ink (?)
  • Dimensions: sheet: 15 5/8 x 10 9/16 in. (39.7 x 26.8 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Purchase, C. G. Boerner Gift, 2008
  • Object Number: 2008.210
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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