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Drawing, Organ Case with Arms of P

This is a Drawing. It was made for (as the client) Pope Alexander VII. It is dated 1655–67 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brown wash, graphite, incised support: 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

29.5 x 19.3 cm (11 5/8 x 7 5/8 in.) Mat: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Organ Case with Arms of P; Client: Pope Alexander VII (1599–1667); Italy; pen and brown ink, brown wash, graphite, incised support: off-white laid paper; 29.5 x 19.3 cm (11 5/8 x 7 5/8 in.) Mat: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-2362

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