Artist
Jean-Achille Benouville(French, 1815–1891)French, 1815–1891
CultureFrench
Titles
- A View of the Roman Countryside
Date1848
Placenear Rome, Italy
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions55 × 80 5/8 in. (139.7 × 204.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Blanton family in memory of Laura Lee Blanton, wife and mother, at "One Great Night in November, 1999"
Object number99.480
Non exposé
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Department
Arts of Europe and the MediterraneanObject Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
There is a label on the verso of the frame: "Achille Benouville / Paris 1815-1891 / The Campagna at Lungezza near Rome / oil on canvas, framed / 66 15/16 x 92 1/2 inches (170 x 235 cm) / Matthiesen Fine Art Limited / 7/8 Mason's Yard, Duke Street St. James's London, SW1Y 6BU".
The painting is signed, recto, lower right: "A. Benouville--Rome"
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