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Marco Ricci

Landscape with Town

Maker

Marco Ricci (Italian, 1676-1729)

Title

Landscape with Town

Year

1696-1729

Medium

  • Pen and ink with brush and wash on paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Pen and ink with brush and wash on paper

Materials

wash technique

Supports

  • paper

Dimensions

44.8 x 60.9 cm (17 5/8 x 23 15/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Stamped with collector's mark of Heneage Finch Earl of Aylesford (1786-1859; Lugt 58)

Inscribed, verso: "Titian"

Watermark: Three crescents

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Miss Ellen D. Sharpe

Object Number

50.299

Type

  • Drawings and Watercolors

Provenance

. . . Collection of Heneage Finch, 5th Earl of Aylesford , London and Packington Hall, Warwickshire, [1786-1859]. Lugt 58.

… possibly 1947 - 1950, Purchased by Peter Claas, London possibly from Sotheby’s, London.

1950, Purchased by Miss Ellen D. Sharpe, RI from Peter Claas.

1950, Gift to the RISD Museum from Miss Ellen D. Sharpe on11/07/1950.

Publications

  • Books

Old Master Drawings from the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

Alt Author: Johnson, Deborah J.

  • Books

Venice in the Eighteenth Century: Prints and Drawings

Exhibition History

Treasures on Paper
Drawings and Watercolors from the Permanent Collection
Jun 13, 1989 – Aug 19, 1989
Old Master Drawings
Sep 02, 1983 – Oct 16, 1983
Venetian Drawings and Prints of the 18th Century
Jan 12, 1967 – Feb 05, 1967
Italian Drawings from the Museum's Collection
Mar 17, 1961 – Apr 16, 1961
Italian Drawings of the 16th Century--18th Century, Recently Acquired
Oct 22, 1952 – Jan 06, 1953

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

Tombstone

Marco Ricci (Italian, 1676-1729)
Landscape with Town, 1696-1729
Pen and ink with brush and wash on paper
44.8 x 60.9 cm (17 5/8 x 23 15/16 inches)
Gift of Miss Ellen D. Sharpe 50.299

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