View of the Obelisk of Thutmosis III Seen from the Walls of Alexandria

Jan van Call Dutch

late 17th–early 18th century

Not on view

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Title: View of the Obelisk of Thutmosis III Seen from the Walls of Alexandria
Artist: Jan van Call (Dutch, Nijmegen 1656–1703 The Hague)
Date: late 17th–early 18th century
Medium: Watercolor, graphite, pen and brown and black ink. Along the upper and the lower edge, a framing line in pen and brown ink; along the left and the right edge, a framing line in graphite
Dimensions: sheet: 13 11/16 x 13 5/8 in. (34.7 x 34.6 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Purchase, Charles and Jessie Price Gift, 2010
Object Number: 2010.125
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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