Fronticepiece for Tasso's Poems

Richard Westall British

Author Related author Torquato Tasso Italian

late 18th–mid-19th century

Not on view

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Title: Fronticepiece for Tasso's Poems
Artist: Richard Westall (British, Reepham, Norfolk 1765–1836 London)
Author: Related author Torquato Tasso (Italian, Sorrento 1544–1595 Rome)
Date: late 18th–mid-19th century
Medium: Pen and ink, brush and wash
Dimensions: Image: 12 1/2 × 8 1/2 in. (31.8 × 21.6 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Grace M. Mayer, 1941
Object Number: 41.149
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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