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Drawing, Portrait of the Emperor Joseph II

This is a Drawing. It was subject: Emperor Joseph II House of Habsburg-Lorraine. It is dated 1765–1770 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is black chalk, white heightening 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: 37.4 × 25.7 cm (14 3/4 × 10 1/8 in.)

It is inscribed

In ink, lower left: Giuseppe II: Impero In ink, lower right: (?) 25

Cite this object as

Drawing, Portrait of the Emperor Joseph II; Subject: Emperor Joseph II House of Habsburg-Lorraine (Austrian, 1741 - 1790); Italy; black chalk, white heightening on paper; H x W: 37.4 × 25.7 cm (14 3/4 × 10 1/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-546

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