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Drawing, Stage Design, Exterior of Temples

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Angelo Toselli. It is dated early 19th century and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and bistre ink 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: 30.1 × 21.1 cm (11 7/8 × 8 5/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed in pen and ink, upper left: Colonne an tono; in graphite, center: DIORAMA / OSSIA / VEDUTA INTERA DELLA GRAN CITTIA / S. PIETROBURGO

Cite this object as

Drawing, Stage Design, Exterior of Temples; Designed by Angelo Toselli (ca. 1765? – 1826); Italy; pen and bistre ink on paper; H x W: 30.1 × 21.1 cm (11 7/8 × 8 5/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-361

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