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Balaklava

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Balaklava

Carlo Bossoli

Date
1857
Medium
transparent and opaque watercolor on paper laid down on canvas
Dimensions
sheet: 76.5 × 112.6 cm (30 1/8 × 44 5/16 in.) framed: 87 × 123.19 × 7.62 cm (34 1/4 × 48 1/2 × 3 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2011.141.1
Credit line
Florian Carr Fund
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Landscape
  • Crimean War
  • Fortress
Provenance

[Frost & Reed, London]. Sale, New York, Christie's, 26 January 2011, lot 313; [Luca Baroni, London]; purchased 2011 by NGA.

Inscription

signed: C. Bossoli

NGA object ID 156414. 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.