The Triumph of Empire, with the Four Continents

Provenance

Nicola Forlotti (not in Lugt). (sale, Christie's, New York, 28 January 1999, no. 73) (via David Tunick, Inc., New York); purchased 1999 by NGA.

The Triumph of Empire, with the Four Continents

Mura, Francesco de

c. 1730

Accession Number

1999.19.3

Medium

pen and brown ink with brown and gray washes over black chalk on laid paper

Dimensions

overall: 44.8 x 67.8 cm (17 5/8 x 26 11/16 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

William B. O'Neal Fund