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Drawing, Sermon of a Holy Abbot

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Francesco Saverio Mergolo. It is dated ca. 1772 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and 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

50.3 x 34.4 cm (19 13/16 x 13 9/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sermon of a Holy Abbot; Designed by Francesco Saverio Mergolo (Italian, 1746–1786); Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and wash on paper; 50.3 x 34.4 cm (19 13/16 x 13 9/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-4370

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