The Roman Campagna with an Ancient Fountain

The Roman Campagna with an Ancient Fountain by Joseph Anton Koch

Medium

pen and brown ink over graphite on laid paper

Dimensions

overall: 34.5 x 47 cm (13 9/16 x 18 1/2 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Department

CG-E

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

Accession Number

2001.63.1

About the Artist

Joseph Anton Koch · 17681839

Joseph Anton Koch, born on July 27, 1768, in the remote Tyrolean village of Elbigenalp, Austria, grew up tending his family's sheep amid the dramatic Alpine landscapes that would later define his art. At age 15, Bishop Umgelder recommended him for formal training, leading to studies at the Catholic seminary in Dillingen, with a court sculptor in Augsburg, and finally at the prestigious Hohe Karlss...

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