Bay of Naples
Bay of Naples

Currently not on view

Bay of Naples,

ca. 1866

Henri-Joseph Harpignies, French, 1819–1916
y1979-53

Information

Title
Bay of Naples
Dates

ca. 1866

Maker
Henri-Joseph Harpignies
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
72 x 120.5 cm (28 3/8 x 47 7/16 in.) frame: 90.5 × 139 × 5.5 cm (35 5/8 × 54 3/4 × 2 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Mrs. Vanderbilt Webb
Object Number
y1979-53
Place Made

Europe, France

Place Depicted

Europe, Italy, Vesuvius

Signatures
Signed, lower left: h.j. harpignies
Culture
French
Type
oil paintings, paintings
Materials
canvas, oil paint
Subject
houses, bays (bodies of water), trees, landscapes (representations)

Forbes Collection, London; L. Crist Delmonico, New York (until 1902; sold to Griscom); Clement A. Griscom (until 1914; sale, American Art Association, New York, February 26-27, 1914, lot 68, to Ruppert); Jacob Ruppert, Jr. (1914-); Mrs. Vanderbilt Webb (until 1979; bequest to Princeton Art Museum)

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