View of an Ancient Roman Bridge with a Mascaroon
c. 1785/1789
Artist, French, 1754 - 1826

Artwork overview
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Medium
pen and brown ink with gray, dark gray, and brown wash, with touches of white gouache, on laid paper, laid down on an old mount
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
sheet: 24.1 × 16.2 cm (9 1/2 × 6 3/8 in.)
mount: 25.2 × 17.3 cm (9 15/16 × 6 13/16 in.) -
Accession
2018.79.1
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Private collection, France. (Eric Gillis & Associates, Brussels); purchased 2018 by NGA.
Associated Names
Bibliography
2017
Eric Gillis Fine Art. 1785-1919: Paintings, Drawings, & Sculpture. Catalogue 19. Brussels, 2017: no. 1 (color).
Inscriptions
lower right in pen and ink: J.V. Nicolle