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Drawing, Elevation of Pedestal and Bottom of a Crucifix

This is a Drawing. It is dated ca. 1770. Its medium is black chalk, pen, ink, sepia wash on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Abram S. Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

30.2 × 13.1 cm (11 7/8 × 5 3/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: In two lines, of a French firm B[....]

Cite this object as

Drawing, Elevation of Pedestal and Bottom of a Crucifix; France & Italy; black chalk, pen, ink, sepia wash on paper; 30.2 × 13.1 cm (11 7/8 × 5 3/16 in.); 1896-14-2

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