Landscape with an Antique Tomb and Two Wayfarers

Salomon Gessner Swiss

1768

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Title: Landscape with an Antique Tomb and Two Wayfarers
Artist: Salomon Gessner (Swiss, Zurich 1730–1788 Zurich)
Date: 1768
Medium: Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, over a sketch in black chalk
Dimensions: sheet: 8 7/16 x 13 11/16 in. (21.5 x 34.8 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Edward Pearce Casey Fund, 2009
Object Number: 2009.254
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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