John Brown
1752-1787
The Cave of Dionysius, Syracuse
18 1/8 x 10 13/16 inches (460 x 275 mm)
Pen and brown ink over graphite on laid paper.
2017.19
Thaw Collection.
Inscriptions/Markings
Signed, dated, and inscribed on the mount, "The cave of Dionysus Syracuse July y(e) 10th 1772-- John Brown Fecit p(r). W Young E--".
Watermark: Strasbourg bend and fleur-de-lis over letters "C & IH".
Watermark: Strasbourg bend and fleur-de-lis over letters "C & IH".
Associated names
Thaw, Eugene Victor, former owner.
Thaw, Clare, former owner.
Thaw, Clare, former owner.
Bibliography
Thaw Catalogue Raisonné, 2017, no. 25, repr.
Denison, Cara D. et al. The Thaw Collection : Master Drawings and New Acquisitions. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1994, no. 45.
Denison, Cara D. et al. The Thaw Collection : Master Drawings and New Acquisitions. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1994, no. 45.
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Century Drawings
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