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Drawing, Cross-section of the domed central part of a palace, ca. 1715

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann. It is dated ca. 1715 and we acquired it in 1960. Its medium is pen and black ink, with gray and rose watercolors on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

Its dimensions are

52 × 49.8 cm (20 1/2 × 19 5/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: a modified Maltese cross [unrecorded]

Cite this object as

Drawing, Cross-section of the domed central part of a palace, ca. 1715; Designed by Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann; Germany; pen and black ink, with gray and rose watercolors on paper; 52 × 49.8 cm (20 1/2 × 19 5/8 in.); 1960-223-1

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