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Drawing, Drawing: A) Personification of charity, B) A terrified woman

This is a Drawing. It is dated 1590–1620 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is black chalk and pen with grayish-brown water color 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

Mat: 20 × 15.4 cm (7 7/8 × 6 1/16 in.)

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Drawing, Drawing: A) Personification of charity, B) A terrified woman; Italy; black chalk and pen with grayish-brown water color on paper; Mat: 20 × 15.4 cm (7 7/8 × 6 1/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-2795

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