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Drawing, Two Sketches of River Gods

This is a Drawing. It was attributed to Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. It is dated ca. 1750 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is crayon on 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

H x W: 27.6 × 20 cm (10 7/8 × 7 7/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: bird upon a triple mount in circle

It is inscribed

Written beside either figure: pianta Lon[ga] p6 / Larga p2

Cite this object as

Drawing, Two Sketches of River Gods; Attributed to Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1692 - 1770); Italy; crayon on paper; H x W: 27.6 × 20 cm (10 7/8 × 7 7/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-73

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