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Drawing, Study: A left hand carrying a stick

This is a Drawing. It is dated 1725–1775 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is charcoal on blue-grey 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: 12.4 × 8.6 cm (4 7/8 × 3 3/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Recto, bottom left corner, in ink, in Alessandro Maggiori's hand: iIl G[..] fece. Verso: Ales. Maggiori compro/in Bologna nel/1790

Cite this object as

Drawing, Study: A left hand carrying a stick; Italy; charcoal on blue-grey paper; H x W: 12.4 × 8.6 cm (4 7/8 × 3 3/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-2778

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