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1948

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Drawing, Nero Finding the Body of His Mother, Agrippina

This is a Drawing. It was attributed to Antonio Giuseppe Basoli. It is dated 1800–20 and we acquired it in 1948. Its medium is pen and black ink, brush and grey, red, and yellow wash on white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Mrs. Grafton H. Pyne. It is credited Gift of Mrs. Grafton H. Pyne.

Its dimensions are

42.6 × 60.4 cm (16 3/4 × 23 3/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Nero Finding the Body of His Mother, Agrippina; Attributed to Antonio Giuseppe Basoli (Italian, 1774–1843); Italy; pen and black ink, brush and grey, red, and yellow wash on white laid paper; 42.6 × 60.4 cm (16 3/4 × 23 3/4 in.); Gift of Mrs. Grafton H. Pyne; 1948-118-29

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