Roman Ruins with a Sepulchre

Charles Louis Clérisseau

Artist, French, 1722 - 1820

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Seiferheld and Co., New York; William B. O'Neal [1907-1994] Charlottesville, VA, January 1971; gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1971

  • Master Drawings from the O'Neal Collection, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond and tour, 1971-72.

1981

  • The Grand Tour and Beyond: British Travel Narratives of the Continent, the Middle and Far East, Africa and the American Colonies, Alderman Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Feb 22-April 30, 1981.

2019

  • Thomas Jefferson Architect: Palladian Models, Democratic Principles, and the Conflict of Ideals, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, 2019-2020.

Bibliography

1972

  • "Master Drawings to be Displayed by Museum Traveling Exhibition," The Register: Danville, VA, Oct 15, 1972

  • "O'Neal Art on Exhibit," The Register: Danville, VA, Oct 16, 1972

1993

  • National Gallery of Art. Drawings from the O'Neal Collection. Exh. cat. Washington, 1993, checklist p. 92.

Inscriptions

lower left in brown ink: Clerisseau

Wikidata ID

Q64538713

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