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Drawing, Putto on a Sea Elephant

This is a Drawing. It was created by Fortunato Duranti. It is dated 1820-1850 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and ink, brush and sepia 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

22 × 19.9 cm (8 11/16 × 7 13/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: Dove with backwards turned head standing with one foot on a bead, in circle

Cite this object as

Drawing, Putto on a Sea Elephant; Fortunato Duranti (Italian, 1787 - 1863); Italy; pen and ink, brush and sepia wash on paper; 22 × 19.9 cm (8 11/16 × 7 13/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-8080

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