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Drawing, Detail from a Doctor's Engraved Thesis (Personification of Knowledge), n.d.

This is a Drawing. It was made by Johann Wolfgang Baumgartner. It is dated n.d. and we acquired it in 1942. Its medium is black chalk, pen and black ink, brush and ink wash on gray-blue laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Rudolph Berliner. It is credited Gift of Dr. Rudolf Berliner.

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Drawing, Detail from a Doctor's Engraved Thesis (Personification of Knowledge), n.d.; Made by Johann Wolfgang Baumgartner (Austro–German, 1712 – 1761); Germany; black chalk, pen and black ink, brush and ink wash on gray-blue laid paper; Gift of Dr. Rudolf Berliner; 1942-53-1

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