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Drawing, Stage Design, Agglomeration of Various Buildings

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Antonio Giuseppe Basoli. It is dated 19th century and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and gray-brown ink, brush and gray wash on 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: 20 × 29.7 cm (7 7/8 × 11 11/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed, verso: Pensiero rappresentante l'Europe Coloseo Partenone S. Pietro / Catedrale di Cologuia Arco di Setinuio Severo Palazzo di Cristallo di Londra (A representation of Europe: Coliseum, Parthenon, St. Peter's, the Cathedral of Cologne, the Arch of Septimus Severus, and the Crystal Palace in London.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Stage Design, Agglomeration of Various Buildings; Designed by Antonio Giuseppe Basoli (Italian, 1774–1843); Italy; pen and gray-brown ink, brush and gray wash on paper; H x W: 20 × 29.7 cm (7 7/8 × 11 11/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-356

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