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Drawing, Stage Design, Grotto

This is a Drawing. It was attributed to Pietro di Gottardo Gonzaga. It is dated 18th century and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, black chalk on 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

H x W: 13.2 × 18.6 cm (5 3/16 × 7 5/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Stage Design, Grotto; Attributed to Pietro di Gottardo Gonzaga (Italian, 1751 - 1831); Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, black chalk on laid paper; H x W: 13.2 × 18.6 cm (5 3/16 × 7 5/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-216

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