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Drawing, Stage Design, Oriental Town

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Antonio Giuseppe Basoli. It is dated early 19th century and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and gray 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: 19.9 × 29.5 cm (7 13/16 × 11 5/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed, verso: Pensiero rappresentante l'Asia / Pagode dell'Industani (A representation of Asia / Pagodas in Hindustan)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Stage Design, Oriental Town; Designed by Antonio Giuseppe Basoli (Italian, 1774–1843); Italy; pen and gray ink, brush and gray wash on paper; H x W: 19.9 × 29.5 cm (7 13/16 × 11 5/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-358

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