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Drawing, Design for a Funerary Monument

This is a Drawing. It is dated 1780–1790 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is brush and brown ink with red chalk and traces of graphite on off-white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Various Donors. It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 19 × 19.7 cm (7 1/2 × 7 3/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a Funerary Monument; Italy; brush and brown ink with red chalk and traces of graphite on off-white laid paper; H x W: 19 × 19.7 cm (7 1/2 × 7 3/4 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-241

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