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Sketchbook Folio, Minerva, Mercury, Juno and Venus on Clouds, Study after Marcantonio Franceschini

This is a Sketchbook folio. It was designed by Felice Giani. It is dated 1821–22 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk on white heavy wove 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

30.6 x 22.8 cm (12 1/16 x 9 in.)

It is inscribed

in pen and brown ink, lower left: 2 Franceschino Bologna

Cite this object as

Sketchbook Folio, Minerva, Mercury, Juno and Venus on Clouds, Study after Marcantonio Franceschini; Designed by Felice Giani (Italian, 1758–1823); Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk on white heavy wove paper; 30.6 x 22.8 cm (12 1/16 x 9 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-3551

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