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Period: 18th century (4772)

Type: graphite (1827) | ink (2907) | watercolour (2147)

Style: French (744)

Subjects: Naples, Campania, Italy (381)

Keywords
harbours (65) | rigging (12) | seas (190) | seascapes (90) | ships and boats (512) | structural elements (5937)

Harbour scene - Naples

18th century

Vernet, Joseph (1714-1789)

Pen and ink, watercolour (brown), graphite on paper

height: 28.2 cm; width: 42.4 cm

Notes
backing sheet removed from the drawing by WOC, currently in his studio; contains extensive annotations and architectural sketches

Acquisition
Witt, Robert Clermont (Sir); bequest; 1952
D.1952.RW.1798

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