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Drawing, Elevation of a Fountain

This is a Drawing. It is dated ca. 1790 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is black chalk, pen and ink, brush and watercolor 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

26.6 x 20 cm (10 1/2 x 7 7/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: the lower left part of a tablet with AND

Cite this object as

Drawing, Elevation of a Fountain; Italy; black chalk, pen and ink, brush and watercolor on paper ; 26.6 x 20 cm (10 1/2 x 7 7/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-382

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