Road Leading to the Grotto of Posillipo

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Artist: Claude Louis Châtelet (French, Paris 1753–1794 Paris)
Date: 18th century
Medium: Pen and black ink, brown wash, watercolor, over faint underdrawing in graphite
Dimensions: 8 7/16 x 5 13/16 in. (21.5 x 14.8 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Bequest of Walter C. Baker, 1971
Accession no.: 1972.118.200

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Data retrieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 9, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.