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Drawing, Design for the Decoration of the Conch of a Niche

This is a Drawing. It was attributed to Carlo Marchionni. It is dated ca. 1750 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and sepia ink, brush and gray watercolor, graphite 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: 12.1 × 20.1 cm (4 3/4 × 7 15/16 in.)

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Drawing, Design for the Decoration of the Conch of a Niche; Attributed to Carlo Marchionni (Italian, 1702–1786); Italy; pen and sepia ink, brush and gray watercolor, graphite on paper; H x W: 12.1 × 20.1 cm (4 3/4 × 7 15/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-504

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