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Drawing, Juno Seated on a Cloud

This is a Drawing. It was attributed to Anton Raphael Mengs. It is dated 1750-1770 and we acquired it in 1957. Its medium is graphite on white paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Anonymous. It is credited Gift of Anonymous Donor.

Its dimensions are

25.3 × 28.3 cm (9 15/16 × 11 1/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Lower left corner, the mark of Conte Gelozzi (Lugt 545).

It is inscribed

Inscribed, lower right corner, in pencil: "Designé par Ant. Raphael Mengs-off..."

Cite this object as

Drawing, Juno Seated on a Cloud; Attributed to Anton Raphael Mengs (Germany, active in Italy 1728 - 1779); Germany; graphite on white paper; 25.3 × 28.3 cm (9 15/16 × 11 1/8 in.); Gift of Anonymous Donor; 1957-61-7

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