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Drawing, Portrait Sketch

This is a Drawing. It was architect: Giuseppe Barberi. It is dated late 18th century and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and brown ink, graphite on off-white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Various Donors. It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors.

Its dimensions are

Image: 27.3 x 19.1 cm (10 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.)

It has the following markings

Verso: Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration (Lugt#457e)

It is inscribed

Letter on verso

Cite this object as

Drawing, Portrait Sketch; Architect: Giuseppe Barberi (Italian, 1746–1809); Italy; pen and brown ink, graphite on off-white laid paper; Image: 27.3 x 19.1 cm (10 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-50

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