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Drawing, The Elevation of a Church, 1775

This is a Drawing. It was architect: Giuseppe Valadier. It is dated 1775 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is graphite, gray wash support: laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.

Its dimensions are

37.9 x 27.6 cm (14 15/16 x 10 7/8 in.) Mat: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16 in.)

It has the following markings

Marks: Lily in a circle; above, a heart with a cross on top, and AMC inside it; below, an F S

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite across the bottom: Porta interna di una chiesa

Cite this object as

Drawing, The Elevation of a Church, 1775; Architect: Giuseppe Valadier (Italian, 1762–1839); Italy; graphite, gray wash support: laid paper; 37.9 x 27.6 cm (14 15/16 x 10 7/8 in.) Mat: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-1021

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