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1938

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2013

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Drawing, Studies of a dragon, ca. 1560–1600

This is a Drawing. It is dated ca. 1560–1600 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is brush and watercolor, pen and black ink on laid paper; verso: black chalk, pen and ink 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: 37.5 x 27.1 cm (14 3/4 x 10 11/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Studies of a dragon, ca. 1560–1600; Italy; brush and watercolor, pen and black ink on laid paper; verso: black chalk, pen and ink on laid paper; H x W: 37.5 x 27.1 cm (14 3/4 x 10 11/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-2601

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