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Drawing, An Imaginary Villa of Italian Style in a Mountainous Country

This is a Drawing. It is dated 1820-1850 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is graphite, brush and brown watercolor on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Eleanor Garnier Hewitt and Sarah Cooper Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

11.9 × 19.1 cm (4 11/16 × 7 1/2 in.)

It has the following markings

Verso: J. Peoli mark.

It is inscribed

"VILLA BOISSELIER" is written in the frieze of the gateway.

Cite this object as

Drawing, An Imaginary Villa of Italian Style in a Mountainous Country; France; graphite, brush and brown watercolor on paper; 11.9 × 19.1 cm (4 11/16 × 7 1/2 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-64-211

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