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1931

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Drawing, Water color; Night Fishing at the Entrance to a Cave

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Saverio della Gatta. It is dated 1828 and we acquired it in 1931. Its medium is pen and black ink and water colors on wove paper.. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Eleanor Garnier Hewitt and Sarah Cooper Hewitt. It is credited Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

19.9 × 25.6 cm (7 13/16 × 10 1/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Inscribed on mount: Costume di pescare in tempodi notte, detto de' Lanciatori

Cite this object as

Drawing, Water color; Night Fishing at the Entrance to a Cave; Designed by Saverio della Gatta (Italian, 1777 - 1829); Italy; pen and black ink and water colors on wove paper.; 19.9 × 25.6 cm (7 13/16 × 10 1/16 in.); Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt; 1931-73-7

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