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Drawing, Studies of Hands and Putti with an Escutcheon, 1580-1590

This is a Drawing. It is dated 1580-1590 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is red chalk, pen and ink, brush and gray watercolor wash. on verso: pen and ink, brush and gray watercolor wash 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

H x W: 21.6 × 14.4 cm (8 1/2 × 5 11/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Studies of Hands and Putti with an Escutcheon, 1580-1590; Italy; red chalk, pen and ink, brush and gray watercolor wash. on verso: pen and ink, brush and gray watercolor wash on laid paper.; H x W: 21.6 × 14.4 cm (8 1/2 × 5 11/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-2626

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