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Drawing, Design for a Painted Frieze, ca. 1790

This is a Drawing. It is dated ca. 1790. Its medium is graphite, brush and gray watercolor on chinese black 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

6.6 × 9.7 cm (2 5/8 × 3 13/16 in.)

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Drawing, Design for a Painted Frieze, ca. 1790; Netherlands; graphite, brush and gray watercolor on chinese black on paper; 6.6 × 9.7 cm (2 5/8 × 3 13/16 in.); 1896-14-9-1

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