Stage Set Design of an Ancient Roman Ruin being Converted into a Barn

Johann Heinrich Ramberg German

late 18th–mid-19th century

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Title: Stage Set Design of an Ancient Roman Ruin being Converted into a Barn
Artist: Johann Heinrich Ramberg (German, Hanover 1763–1840 Hanover)
Date: late 18th–mid-19th century
Medium: Pen and black ink, watercolor, and with touches of pen and brown ink
Dimensions: sheet: 8 1/16 x 11 9/16 in. (20.5 x 29.4 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1964
Object Number: 64.682.87
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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