Design for a Fountain: Bowl Supported by Two Sphynxes

Anonymous, Italian, 18th century Italian

18th century

Not on view

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Title: Design for a Fountain: Bowl Supported by Two Sphynxes
Artist: Anonymous, Italian, 18th century
Artist: Anonymous, Italian, 18th century
Date: 18th century
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over graphite; ruled diagonal lines in graphite or lead running across upper half of sheet
Dimensions: Overall: 8 7/8 x 8 3/16 in. (22.6 x 20.8 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of János Scholz, 1955
Object Number: 55.658.1
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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