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Drawing, Design for Fountain with Tritone, 1815

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Felice Giani. It is dated 1815 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is black chalk and graphite on cream 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

18.6 x 27.1 cm (7 5/16 x 10 11/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: escutcheon, F I within. Above cross. Below F

It is inscribed

Inscribed: Giani (not autographical, Cavina)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Fountain with Tritone, 1815; Designed by Felice Giani (Italian, 1758–1823); Italy; black chalk and graphite on cream laid paper; 18.6 x 27.1 cm (7 5/16 x 10 11/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-3039

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