View of the Portal and Principal Entrance of the Cathedral of Palermo during the Festival of Sta. Rosalia by Louis Jean Desprez — Louis Jean Desprez. View of the Portal and Principal Entrance of the Cathedral of Palermo during the Festival of Sta. Rosalia, n.d.. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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View of the Portal and Principal Entrance of the Cathedral of Palermo during the Festival of Sta. Rosalia

by Louis Jean Desprez

Quick Overview

Artist: Louis Jean Desprez (French, Auxerre 1743–1804 Stockholm)
Date: n.d.
Medium: Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash and watercolor, over graphite; framing lines in pen and brown ink
Dimensions: 13 7/16 x 8 1/4 in. (34.2 x 20.9 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Bequest of Harry G. Sperling, 1971
Accession no.: 1975.131.107

Provenance

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