The Muses Euterpe, Polyhymnia, Calliope, Clio, and Terpsichore (recto); Sketch of a Sleeping Child (verso)

1811
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: The Muses Euterpe, Polyhymnia, Calliope, Clio, and Terpsichore (recto); Sketch of a Sleeping Child (verso)
  • Artist: Andrea Appiani (Italian, Milan 1754–1817 Milan)
  • Date: 1811
  • Medium: Black chalk (recto); black chalk (verso); squared in red chalk
  • Dimensions: 18-13/16 x 13-5/16 in. (47.8 x 33.8 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Mrs. Carl L. Selden Gift, in memory of Carl L. Selden, 1989
  • Object Number: 1989.25
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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