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Drawing, Design for Victory holding a Wreath and Trumpet and Studies for Various Decorations

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Felice Giani. It is dated 1812 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and gray-brown wash over black chalk on laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors.

Its dimensions are

20.3 x 23.3 cm (8 x 9 3/16 in.) Mat: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.)

It is inscribed

In pen and ink over each of three sketches: Fondi delli semicercole cinabro o verde; Fondo del quadro del trionfo della/Guerra azzuro figure color/li altri camei son cinabro verde e/nero; Fondo del quadro della Pace trionfo verde altri camei tu/rchino nero e rosso bucaro

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Victory holding a Wreath and Trumpet and Studies for Various Decorations; Designed by Felice Giani (Italian, 1758–1823); Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and gray-brown wash over black chalk on laid paper; 20.3 x 23.3 cm (8 x 9 3/16 in.) Mat: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-1359

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