River View in Italy — Gaspar Adriaensz. van Wittel | DiscoverArt

Gaspar Adriaensz. van Wittel

River View in Italy

mid-17th–mid-18th century

Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, heightened with white over traces of black chalk

26.4 × 40 cm (10.4 × 15.7 in)

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