View of Svenarum in the Province of Småland, Sweden
Jacob Philipp Hackert
ca. 1764
Medium
Brush and gray and brown wash over faint indications in black chalk; framing lines in black ink
Dimensions
12 13/16 x 19 3/8 in. (32.5 x 49.2 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. David T. Schiff Gift, 1981
Accession Number
1981.17
Tags
Landscapes
About the Artist
Jacob Philipp Hackert · 1737–1807
German landscape painter, views in Italy; in the manner of Claude. Landscape painter whose international experience and views in the tradition of Claude Lorrain proved highly influential when he settled in Naples in the late 18th century.