The Cleveland Museum of Art

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Landscape with Fortification Between Marino and Frascati

c. 1650

Jacob van der Ulft

(Dutch, 1627–1689)

or Gaspard Dughet

(French, 1615–1675)

possibly by Nicolas Poussin

(French, 1594–1665)

Netherlands, 17th century

Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash

Support: Beige(1) laid paper

Sheet: 12.3 x 20.3 cm (4 13/16 x 8 in.)

Gift of Friends in memory of Mary Grafton Ballou 1958.421

Location

not on view

Inscriptions

Inscription

VERSO, [by artist?], upper left, in brown ink: Tússen marin en Frascati [=between Marino and Frascati] ; [by artist?], lower center, in brown ink: Tússen marin en Fr[ascani ?]. [=between Marino and Frascati?] ; [by artist?], lower right, in brown ink: 199. ; upper left, in red chalk: A ; upper right, in black chalk: Nº199 ; center, in graphite: [P?] (collector's mark?) ; lower left, in graphite: [cu ?] ; ON OLD SECONDARY SUPPORT (now removed): [P?] (collector's mark?)

Provenance
Richard Houlditch, London
Edward King
William Esdaile, London
Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine
Connantré
Ruble
de Witte
Bryas
-1958
[Gallerie Cailleux, Paris]
All according to bill of sale of 9 January 1959 from Galerie Cailleux, Paris (photocopy in departmental file): Richard Houlditch, London (Lugt 2214, not stamped). Edward King (not stamped, not in Lugt). William Esdaile, London (Lugt 2617, lower right, inscribed in brown ink). Jean-Pierre Norblin de la Gourdaine (not stamped, not in Lugt). Connantré (not stamped, not in Lugt). Ruble (not stamped, not in Lugt). de Witte (not stamped, not in Lugt). Bryas (not stamped, not in Lugt). [Galerie Cailleux, Paris]
Citations
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 117 archive.org
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 117 archive.org
Exhibition history

CMA, Views of Rome from the Permanent Collection (to complement the exh. Views of Rome: Watercolors and Drawings from the Vatican Library, held at the CMA Nov. 1, 1988-Jan. 8, 1989), no. 6.

CMA, Visions of Landscape: East and West (Feb. 17-Mar. 21, 1982).

CMA, Old Master Prints and Drawings (July 29, 1966-Apr. 1, 1967).

CMA, Prints and Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art Collection (May 6-Sep. 9, 1965).

CMA, France, Italy, Netherlands (Jan. 14-Mar. 24, 1965).

CMA, "Gallery List of Drawings" (Jan. 11-Sep. 10, 1963).

CMA, "Gallery List of Drawings" (Sep. 19-Nov. 5, 1962).

CMA, "Gallery List of Drawings" (June 8-July 9, 1962).

CMA, Year in Review for 1959 (Dec. 2-20, 1959) cma Bulletin 46 (1959), p. 231.

Landscape. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 9-April 22, 1962).

Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 11-September 10, 1963).

European Watercolors Through the 18th Century. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 14-March 22, 1964).

Drawings: France, Italy, Netherlands. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 1-March 24, 1965).

Prints and Drawings from the Cleveland Museum of Art Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 6-September 9, 1965).

Old Master Prints and Drawings. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 29, 1966-February 28, 1967).

Visions of Landscape: East and West. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 17-March 21, 1982).

Concept, Dogma and Feeling: Italian Drawings 1550-1650. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 27-October 20, 1991).

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