Houses on a hill
Houses on a hill
Houses on a hill
Houses on a hill

Currently not on view

Houses on a hill,

17th century

Master of the Blue Group, French, active mid-17th century
formerly attributed to Claude Lorrain, French, 1604–1682
x1946-402

Information

Title
Houses on a hill
Dates

17th century

Maker
Master of the Blue Group
Medium
Pen and brown ink
Dimensions
8.9 x 16.4 cm (3 1/2 x 6 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Frank Jewett Mather Jr.
Object Number
x1946-402
Inscription
in brown ink, lower left: WE [Lugt 2617] in brown ink, verso lower left: 1836 WE [Lugt 2617]
Marks/Labels/Seals
Stamp, lower left: [Maltese cross in a circle] [Lugt 2903] Stamp, lower left: TL [Lugt 2445] Stamp, in black ink, lower right: M [in a square] [Lugt 1853a]
Culture
French
Type
drawings
Materials
laid paper, ink
Subject
landscapes (representations), copies (derivitive objects), cliffs, castles

Count Moriz von Fries (1777-1826), stamp (L. 2903);

Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830), stamp (L. 2445);

William Esdaile (1758-1837), stamp (L. 2617);

Frank Jewett Mather Jr. (1868-1953), stamp (L. 1853a);

Gift to Princeton University Art Museum

formerly attributed to Claude Lorrain, French, 1604–1682

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