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Print, The temples of Apollo and Diana built for the first day of the fireworks at SS. Peter and Paul by Paolo Posi

This is a Print. It was after Paolo Posi and print maker: Giuseppe Vasi. It is dated 1763 and we acquired it in 1924. Its medium is etching paper; watemark: lily in double ovoid topped by v. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Sarah Cooper Hewitt and Eleanor Garnier Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

43.7 × 59.5 cm (17 3/16 × 23 7/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Print, The temples of Apollo and Diana built for the first day of the fireworks at SS. Peter and Paul by Paolo Posi; Print Maker: Giuseppe Vasi (Italian, 1710 – 1782); After Paolo Posi (Italian, 1708 - 1776); Italy; etching paper; watemark: lily in double ovoid topped by v; 43.7 × 59.5 cm (17 3/16 × 23 7/16 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1924-15-141

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