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Italian Comedians Performing in a Public Square

Former Attribution Formerly attributed to Claude Gillot French
1635–91
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Italian Comedians Performing in a Public Square
  • Artist: Jacob Matthias Weyer (German, Hamburg 1620–1691 Hamburg)
  • Former Attribution: Formerly attributed to Claude Gillot (French, Langres 1673–1722 Paris)
  • Date: 1635–91
  • Medium: Red Chalk
  • Dimensions: 7 5/16 x 11 13/16 in. (18.6 x 30 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. O'Donnell Hoover, 1973
  • Object Number: 1973.173
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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