Design for a sarcophagus with two mourning figures

Circle of John Gibson British, born Wales

ca. 1850

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Title: Design for a sarcophagus with two mourning figures
Artist: Circle of John Gibson (British, Gwynedd, Wales 1790–1866 Rome)
Date: ca. 1850
Medium: Graphite, with inscriptions in pen and brown ink
Dimensions: sheet: 13 15/16 x 8 in. (35.4 x 20.3 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. John De Witt Peltz, 1977
Object Number: 1977.382.7
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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