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Print, Ornamental Tail-Piece

This is a Print. It was print maker: Francesco Faraone Aquila and after Pier Leone Ghezzi. It is dated 1719 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is engraving on paper. 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

Plate: 11.8 × 19 cm (4 5/8 × 7 1/2 in.) Paper: 13.5 × 20.5 cm (5 5/16 × 8 1/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed below, lower left: "Eq. Petrus Leo Ghezius Inv. et delin."; lower right: "Fran. Aquila incid."

Cite this object as

Print, Ornamental Tail-Piece; Print Maker: Francesco Faraone Aquila (Italian, 1676 - 1740); After Pier Leone Ghezzi (Italian, 1674 - 1755); Italy; engraving on paper; Plate: 11.8 × 19 cm (4 5/8 × 7 1/2 in.) Paper: 13.5 × 20.5 cm (5 5/16 × 8 1/16 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-94-64

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