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Drawing, Orchestra Platform and Setting

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Giuseppe Barberi and workshop of Felice Giani. It is dated early 19th century and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and ink, brush and gray and brown wash, 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 and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.

Its dimensions are

31.8 × 55.9 cm (12 1/2 in. × 22 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Orchestra Platform and Setting; Designed by Giuseppe Barberi (Italian, 1746–1809); Workshop of Felice Giani (Italian, 1758–1823); Italy; pen and ink, brush and gray and brown wash, black chalk on laid paper; 31.8 × 55.9 cm (12 1/2 in. × 22 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-109

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