Samuel Hieronymus Grimm

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1733-1794

View of Little Chelsea

Pen and black ink and wash, over graphite, on paper.

6 3/8 x 9 5/16 inches (162 x 237 mm)

Purchased as a gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Morgan.

1983.97

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Watermark: fragment of fleur-de-lis surmounted by a crown.

Inscription:

Inscribed twice at upper left, in pen and black ink, "Sept. 18th 1772"; and at lower left, "little chelsea"; variously inscribed with color notes.

Provenance:

Spink and Son, Ltd., London.

Associated names:

Morgan, Charles F., donor.
Morgan, Charles F., Mrs., donor.

Bibliography:

Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Twentieth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1981-1983. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984, p. 263.

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