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Drawing, Design for an altar of the Virgin

This is a Drawing. It was created by Carlo Marchionni. It is dated 1775–80 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and sepia ink, brush and gray watercolor 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

26.7 x 20 cm (10 1/2 x 7 7/8 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for an altar of the Virgin; Carlo Marchionni (Italian, 1702–1786); Italy; pen and sepia ink, brush and gray watercolor on laid paper; 26.7 x 20 cm (10 1/2 x 7 7/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-3540

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