The Cloister of San Lorenzo Fuori le Mura, Rome
1827
Unknown Artist German or Scandinavian, 19th century
Germany
The church of Saint Lawrence outside the Walls in Rome attracted many artists—this one yet to be identified. Dated 1827, the drawing is tantalizingly monogramed N.R.H., so there is still hope that an attribution can be made.
Brush and various gray washes over traces of graphite, on ivory wove paper, laid down on cream wove paper