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Drawing, Elevation of a Dome, Design for a Mask, and Caricature

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Carlo Marchionni. It is dated 1725–50 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is graphite, brush and gray watercolor 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: 17.4 × 23.7 cm (6 7/8 × 9 5/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: bough with a three-lobed leaf and a six-lobed petal

Cite this object as

Drawing, Elevation of a Dome, Design for a Mask, and Caricature; Designed by Carlo Marchionni (Italian, 1702–1786); Italy; graphite, brush and gray watercolor on paper; H x W: 17.4 × 23.7 cm (6 7/8 × 9 5/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-505

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