The Obelisk in Saint Peter's Square
1754/1765
Artist, French, 1733 - 1808
Artwork overview
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Medium
graphite on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
Overall: 12.4 x 8.9 cm (4 7/8 x 3 1/2 in.)
support: 15.6 x 21.5 cm (6 1/8 x 8 7/16 in.) -
Accession
1984.3.50
Associated Artworks
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Hubert Robert
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Hubert Robert
1754
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
David David-Weill [1871-1952], by 1928.[1] Julius S. Held [1905-2002]; acquired 1984 by the NGA.
[1]Henriot, Gabriel, Collection David-Weill, 3 vols. Paris,1926-1928:3:391.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
2009
Renaissance to Revolution: French Drawings from the National Gallery of Art, 1500-1800. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2009, 186-188, 286-287, no. 82c (color).
Bibliography
1926
Henriot, Gabriel, Collection David-Weill. 3 vols. Paris,1926-1928, 3 (pt. 2): 391-392.
Wikidata ID
Q64574736