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Drawing, Project of a twisted column

This is a Drawing. It is dated 1701–50 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and brown ink with gray wash, white heightening and traces of graphite support: off-white 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

29.3 x 11.4 cm (11 9/16 x 4 1/2 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Project of a twisted column; Italy; pen and brown ink with gray wash, white heightening and traces of graphite support: off-white laid paper; 29.3 x 11.4 cm (11 9/16 x 4 1/2 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-3720

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