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Drawing, Stage Design, Prison Interior with the Death of Socrates
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 brown ink, brush and gray and black wash on off-white laid paper, partially laid down 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: 37.9 × 56.5 cm (14 15/16 × 22 1/4 in.) H x W (mat): 55.9 × 71.1 cm (22 × 28 in.)
Cite this object as
Drawing, Stage Design, Prison Interior with the Death of Socrates; Designed by Antonio Giuseppe Basoli (Italian, 1774–1843); Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and gray and black wash on off-white laid paper, partially laid down on paper; H x W: 37.9 × 56.5 cm (14 15/16 × 22 1/4 in.) H x W (mat): 55.9 × 71.1 cm (22 × 28 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-436
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource.
