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Drawing, Hunchback sitting on a step

This is a Drawing. It was architect: Giuseppe Barberi and manufactured by Giuseppe Valadier. It is dated ca. 1785 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors.

Its dimensions are

7.1 x 9.1 cm (2 13/16 x 3 9/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Recto and Verso: Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration (Lugt#457d)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Hunchback sitting on a step; Architect: Giuseppe Barberi (Italian, 1746–1809); Manufactured by Giuseppe Valadier (Italian, 1762–1839); Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, on paper; 7.1 x 9.1 cm (2 13/16 x 3 9/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-2056

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