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Drawing, Penelope Recognizes Ulysses

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Felice Giani. It is dated 1800–1825 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and brown ink over traces of graphite on cream laid 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

25 x 24.3 cm (9 13/16 x 9 9/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: incomplete, Strasburg bend.

It is inscribed

Inscribed: penelope riconosce ulisse suo sposo.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Penelope Recognizes Ulysses; Designed by Felice Giani (Italian, 1758–1823); Italy; pen and brown ink over traces of graphite on cream laid paper; 25 x 24.3 cm (9 13/16 x 9 9/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-3325

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