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Drawing, Apse of a church

This is a Drawing. It was architect: Giuseppe Barberi and designed by Giuseppe Barberi. It is dated 1800-1825 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash (bistre) on lined off-white 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

16.9 x 23.8 cm (6 5/8 x 9 3/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Verso: Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration (Lugt#457e)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Apse of a church; Architect: Giuseppe Barberi (Italian, 1746–1809); Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash (bistre) on lined off-white laid paper; 16.9 x 23.8 cm (6 5/8 x 9 3/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-1237

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