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1938

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Drawing, View of Rome, showing St. Peter's and the Vatican

This is a Drawing. It is dated 1750–1775 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is brush and watercolor on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was bequest of Erskine Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

22.4 × 34.1 cm (8 13/16 × 13 7/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, View of Rome, showing St. Peter's and the Vatican; Italy; brush and watercolor on paper; 22.4 × 34.1 cm (8 13/16 × 13 7/16 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-187

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