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1938

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Drawing, Project for a Painted Square Ceiling

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Luigi Rossini. It is dated ca. 1825–50 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and black ink, watercolor over graphite 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

30.2 × 28 cm (11 7/8 in. × 11 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Project for a Painted Square Ceiling; Designed by Luigi Rossini (Italian, 1790 – 1857); Italy; pen and black ink, watercolor over graphite on paper; 30.2 × 28 cm (11 7/8 in. × 11 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-4394

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