The Caves of Acradina near Syracuse in Sicily
Jacob Wilhelm MechauWW-1797-532364
1797·Pen and brownish gray ink, brush and brownish gray wash, over black chalk; framing lines in pen and dark brown ink·sheet: 16 5/16 x 13 1/4 in. (41.5 x 33.6 cm)
Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2006
Catalogue
- Year
- 1797
- Dimensions
- sheet: 16 5/16 x 13 1/4 in. (41.5 x 33.6 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Jacob Wilhelm Mechau
Artist
Jacob Wilhelm Mechau
Painting
Jacob Wilhelm Mechau (1745-1808) was a German landscape painter, graphic artist and etcher. His style was part of the transition from Classicism to Romanticism.
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Record
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- Jacob Wilhelm Mechau
- Year
- 1797
- Dimensions
- sheet: 16 5/16 x 13 1/4 in. (41.5 x 33.6 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1797-532364
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
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- verified