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Drawing, Design for the Elevation of a Chimneypiece

This is a Drawing. It is dated late 18th century and we acquired it in 1940. Its medium is pen and ink, brush and watercolor, graphite on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase from the Mary Hearn Greims Fund.

Its dimensions are

32.9 × 46 cm (12 15/16 × 18 1/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: at left a scrollwork tablet with the text: BRACCIANO; at right: a crowned escutcheon with six shapes; 3, 2, 1, and with possibly an "M" below, in the center. The chain of the Golden Fleece hangs below

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, verso: A us Rom......pa

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for the Elevation of a Chimneypiece; pen and ink, brush and watercolor, graphite on paper; 32.9 × 46 cm (12 15/16 × 18 1/8 in.); Museum purchase from the Mary Hearn Greims Fund; 1940-21-24

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