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Drawing, Two Flying Putti with Banderole

This is a Drawing. It was created by Felice Giani and designed by Felice Giani. It is dated 1800–1820 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and ink on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 22.7 × 21.6 cm (8 15/16 × 8 1/2 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: a coat-of-arms, the escutcheon being surrounded b the chain of an order with a hanging Maltese cross. Above a crown. Clearly visible are a lion rampant and a tower, probably they are repeated.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Two Flying Putti with Banderole; Felice Giani (Italian, 1758–1823); Italy; pen and ink on paper; H x W: 22.7 × 21.6 cm (8 15/16 × 8 1/2 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-1264

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