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Drawing, An Audience Scene

This is a Drawing. It was created by Pietro Antonio Novelli. It is dated ca. 1775 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is pen and brown ink on laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

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

Its dimensions are

19.4 × 27.4 cm (7 5/8 × 10 13/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, An Audience Scene; Pietro Antonio Novelli (Italian, 1728 - 1804); Italy; pen and brown ink on laid paper; 19.4 × 27.4 cm (7 5/8 × 10 13/16 in.); Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt; 1931-65-36

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