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Drawing, Elevation of a Chapel

This is a Drawing. It is dated ca. 1750 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and black ink, brush and wash, graphite on cream 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

25.7 × 32.5 cm (10 1/8 × 12 13/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: Strasburg lily with pendant 4 over

It is inscribed

Inscribed in pen and black ink, bottom center: Scala di Palmi Quaranta Romani

Cite this object as

Drawing, Elevation of a Chapel; Italy; pen and black ink, brush and wash, graphite on cream paper; 25.7 × 32.5 cm (10 1/8 × 12 13/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-2140

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