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Drawing, Decorative Motifs

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Romolo Achille Liverani. It is dated 1810 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and 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: 20.8 × 32.9 cm (8 3/16 × 12 15/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: fleur-de-lys; "G" below, at left

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite and pen and ink, verso: Maison de Campagne de Solimens située près du Vesuve / de la partie d'Ottagano; in pen and ink, upper right corner: 117

Cite this object as

Drawing, Decorative Motifs; Designed by Romolo Achille Liverani (Italian, 1809 - 1872); Italy; pen and ink, brush and gray watercolor, graphite on paper; H x W: 20.8 × 32.9 cm (8 3/16 × 12 15/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-516

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