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Drawing, Sketches for the Representation of an Eagle Over a Thunderbolt

This is a Drawing. It is dated ca. 1810 and we acquired it in 1908. Its medium is graphite, black crayon, pen and ink on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Florence Mathews.

Its dimensions are

19 × 28.3 cm (7 1/2 × 11 1/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: the right part of a rowned circle with rays and with the monogram MAR in center, beside FABRIANO; Collector's stamp, lower left.

It is inscribed

Inscription in graphite, lower lett

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sketches for the Representation of an Eagle Over a Thunderbolt; Italy; graphite, black crayon, pen and ink on paper; 19 × 28.3 cm (7 1/2 × 11 1/8 in.); 1908-17-3

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