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Antiquities by a Balcony Overlooking the Gulf of Naples

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Antiquities by a Balcony Overlooking the Gulf of Naples

Carl Wilhelm Götzloff

Date
1826
Medium
watercolor over graphite, with borderlines in brush and black ink, on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 32.9 x 24.2 cm (12 15/16 x 9 1/2 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2007.111.98
Credit line
Wolfgang Ratjen Collection, Patrons' Permanent Fund
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • bird
  • animal
  • interior
  • architecture
  • Vase
  • Fabric
  • Curtain
  • Sea
  • pottery
Provenance

Dr. Benno Griebert, Munich; Galerie Peter Griebert, Munich, 1976; Wolfgang Ratjen [1943-1997], Vaduz and Munich; purchased 2007 by NGA.

Inscription

signed and dated at bottom center in brown ink: C. Goetzloff. f./1826.; at bottom left: Napoli

Watermarks

J Whatman (cut lengthwise)

NGA object ID 139220. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.