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Drawing, Design for the Painted Decoration of a Wall, 1850–60

This is a Drawing. It is dated 1850–60 and we acquired it in 1940. Its medium is brush and gouache, graphite on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of Mary Hearn Greims.

Its dimensions are

33.7 x 24.6 cm (13 1/4 x 9 11/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Verso: inscribed: Im [?]; 3b; 20f; Das Eckzimmer / Der untere Grund und dessein / und die Girland von Blauen muster.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for the Painted Decoration of a Wall, 1850–60; Austria; brush and gouache, graphite on paper; 33.7 x 24.6 cm (13 1/4 x 9 11/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of Mary Hearn Greims; 1940-120-56

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