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Drawing, Study: The left hand of a woman holding a sheet of paper

This is a Drawing. It is dated early 18th century and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is black chalk on rough brown 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

H x W: 17.1 × 9.9 cm (6 3/4 × 3 7/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Recto, bottom margin, in ink, in Alessandro Maggiori's hand: Il cav. Crespi f. Verso: Ales. Maggiori compro in Bologna/l'anno 1794.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Study: The left hand of a woman holding a sheet of paper; Italy; black chalk on rough brown paper; H x W: 17.1 × 9.9 cm (6 3/4 × 3 7/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-2772

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