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Drawing, Design for the ceiling of the salon of Palazzo Spinola, Genoa, 1776

This is a Drawing. It was after Charles de Wailly. It is dated 1776 and we acquired it in 1911. Its medium is pen and black ink, brush and watercolor on white paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Advisory Council. It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.

Its dimensions are

43.3 × 31.5 cm (17 1/16 × 12 3/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Watermark: similar Churchill 194, without letters

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for the ceiling of the salon of Palazzo Spinola, Genoa, 1776; After Charles de Wailly (French, 1730–1798); France; pen and black ink, brush and watercolor on white paper; 43.3 × 31.5 cm (17 1/16 × 12 3/8 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1911-28-292

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