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Drawing, Project for Part of a Painted Decoration

This is a Drawing. It was created by Pietro Antonio Novelli. It is dated 1750–75 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and black ink; brush and black wash and white gouache over a green crayon wash.. 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

19 × 28.5 cm (7 1/2 × 11 1/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Project for Part of a Painted Decoration; Pietro Antonio Novelli (Italian, 1728 - 1804); Italy; pen and black ink; brush and black wash and white gouache over a green crayon wash.; 19 × 28.5 cm (7 1/2 × 11 1/4 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-2948

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