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Drawing, Design for the letter S of a primer: Satan

This is a Drawing. It was created by Victor Vincent Adam. It is dated ca. 1830 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is graphite, pen and bistre ink, brush and ink wash, with white heightening on cream 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

12 x 7.5 cm (4 3/4 x 2 15/16 in.) Mat: 40.6 x 55.9 cm (16 x 22 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for the letter S of a primer: Satan; Victor Vincent Adam (1801–1866); France; graphite, pen and bistre ink, brush and ink wash, with white heightening on cream paper.; 12 x 7.5 cm (4 3/4 x 2 15/16 in.) Mat: 40.6 x 55.9 cm (16 x 22 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-793

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource.

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