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Drawing, Water color; Tarantella dancers

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Saverio della Gatta. It is dated 1828 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is pen and black ink and water colors on paper.. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

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

Its dimensions are

20.2 × 26.2 cm (7 15/16 × 10 5/16 in.)

It is signed

Gatta 1828

It is inscribed

Inscribed on mount: La Tarantella

Cite this object as

Drawing, Water color; Tarantella dancers; Designed by Saverio della Gatta (Italian, 1777 - 1829); Italy; pen and black ink and water colors on paper.; 20.2 × 26.2 cm (7 15/16 × 10 5/16 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-73-5

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