Marino and the Alban Hills
Medium
pen and brown ink with brown and gray wash, watercolor, and white gouache over black chalk on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 30.2 x 46.6 cm (11 7/8 x 18 3/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Phillips Family Fund
Accession Number
1985.36.2
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Charles Joseph Natoire · 1700–1777
**Charles-Joseph Natoire** (3 March 1700 – 23 August 1777) was a leading French painter of the Rococo period, celebrated for his elegant mythological and historical scenes. Born in Nîmes to sculptor Florent Natoire, he received his initial training in drawing from his father before moving to Paris in 1717. There he studied first under Louis Galloche at the Académie royale de peinture et de sculptu...