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Drawing, Personification of Africa

This is a Drawing. It is dated ca. 1750 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is red chalk on laid 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

10.7 × 16.9 cm (4 3/16 × 6 5/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Recto: J. Peoli

It is inscribed

"R[ot]" is written on the cover of the elephant, probably "g" on the skirt; Written with ink: "J. F. R."

Cite this object as

Drawing, Personification of Africa; France; red chalk on laid paper; 10.7 × 16.9 cm (4 3/16 × 6 5/8 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-64-213

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