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Drawing, A Flying Angel

This is a Drawing. It was created by Giacomo Zampa. It is dated ca. 1810 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is black chalk, pen and ink, brush and sepia wash on 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

15.8 × 13.9 cm (6 1/4 × 5 1/2 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: blossom with five petals

It is signed

Signed in the lower right corner of the verso: Zampa.

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite on verso: 150; 1868 (in reverse)

Cite this object as

Drawing, A Flying Angel; Giacomo Zampa (Italian, 1731 - 1808); Italy; black chalk, pen and ink, brush and sepia wash on paper; 15.8 × 13.9 cm (6 1/4 × 5 1/2 in.); Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt; 1931-65-97

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