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Drawing, Study for Painted Decoration of a Ceiling, Casino de la Reina (Queen's Casino), Madrid, Spain

This is a Drawing. It was created by Vicente López y Portaña. It is dated before 1818 and we acquired it in 1923. Its medium is black and white chalk on blue paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Marquis Val Verde de la Sierra. It is credited Gift of Marquis Val Verde de la Sierra.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 56.4 × 38.3 cm (22 3/16 × 15 1/16 in.) Mat: 71.1 × 55.9 cm (28 × 22 in.) Frame H x W x D: 75.6 × 60.3 × 2.9 cm (29 3/4 × 23 3/4 × 1 1/8 in.)

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Drawing, Study for Painted Decoration of a Ceiling, Casino de la Reina (Queen's Casino), Madrid, Spain; Vicente López y Portaña (Spanish, 1772–1850); Spain; black and white chalk on blue paper; H x W: 56.4 × 38.3 cm (22 3/16 × 15 1/16 in.) Mat: 71.1 × 55.9 cm (28 × 22 in.) Frame H x W x D: 75.6 × 60.3 × 2.9 cm (29 3/4 × 23 3/4 × 1 1/8 in.); Gift of Marquis Val Verde de la Sierra; 1923-51-1

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