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Drawing, Portico at Entrance of Theatre at Brescia

This is a Drawing. It was possibly by Antonio Giuseppe Basoli. It is dated early 19th century and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and bistre ink, brush and sepia wash on 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: 12 × 19 cm (4 3/4 × 7 1/2 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed, upper left: Teatro a Brescia

Cite this object as

Drawing, Portico at Entrance of Theatre at Brescia; Possibly by Antonio Giuseppe Basoli (Italian, 1774–1843); Italy; pen and bistre ink, brush and sepia wash on paper; H x W: 12 × 19 cm (4 3/4 × 7 1/2 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-330

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