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Drawing, Four Allegories of Virtue, Villa Aldini, Montmorency, France
This is a Drawing. It was designed by Felice Giani. It is dated 1813 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and greyish-brown wash, black chalk on grey textured 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
28.6 x 25.4 cm (11 1/4 x 10 in.)
It is inscribed
At top right of compostion, inscribed in ink: Camera di compagnia di pinta a Moransi Castello Pe S.E. il Sig. Ministro Aldini 10 Aprile 1813. Inscribed above in graphite, top left octagon: GIUSTIZA. Inscribed above in graphite, top right octagon: PRUDENZA. Inscribed above in graphite, bottom left octagon: FORTEZZA. Inscribed above in graphite, bottom right octagon: VIGILANZA.
Cite this object as
Drawing, Four Allegories of Virtue, Villa Aldini, Montmorency, France; Designed by Felice Giani (Italian, 1758–1823); Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and greyish-brown wash, black chalk on grey textured paper; 28.6 x 25.4 cm (11 1/4 x 10 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-502
