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John Smith
1749-1831
A View of Terracina on the Coast between Rome and Naples
Watercolor, over black chalk, on paper.
11 3/4 x 17 3/8 inches (299 x 441 mm)
Purchased as the gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Morgan.
1984.20
Notes: 

Watermark: none.

Provenance: 
Adolph Paul Oppé (no mark; see Lugt S. 2949a); P. & D. Colnaghi and Co., Ltd., London.
Associated names: 

Oppé, A. P. (Adolf Paul), 1878-1957, former owner.
Morgan, Charles F., donor.
Morgan, Charles F., Mrs., donor.

Bibliography: 

Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Twenty-First Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1984-1986. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1989, p. 380.
English Drawings and Watercolors, P. & D. Colnaghi and Co., Ltd., London, 1984, no. 11, repr.

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Smith, John
School: 
British
Century: 
18th century
Classification: 
Drawing
Department: 
Drawings and Prints