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Drawing, Hermes, ca. 1781

This is a Drawing. It was created by Johann August Nahl The Younger and after Giulio Romano. It is dated ca. 1781. Its medium is lead pencil, pen and dark ink, brush and black and gray watercolors on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by George A. Hearn.

Its dimensions are

26.6 × 41 cm (10 1/2 × 16 1/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: C X I HONIG

Cite this object as

Drawing, Hermes, ca. 1781; Johann August Nahl The Younger (German, 1752 - 1825); After Giulio Romano (Italian, 1499–1546); Germany; lead pencil, pen and dark ink, brush and black and gray watercolors on paper; 26.6 × 41 cm (10 1/2 × 16 1/8 in.); 1897-9-10

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