Design for Book Illustration

Franz Sigrist Austrian

late 18th century

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Title: Design for Book Illustration
Artist: Franz Sigrist (Austrian, Altbreisach 1727–1803 Vienna)
Date: late 18th century
Medium: Pen and black ink, brush and black and gray wash, white heightening on paper washed with pinkish gray. Incised for transfer. Mounted on pink paper with pencil framing lines.
Dimensions: 4 x 6 in. (10.2 x 15.2 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of James Clark McGuire, 1926
Object Number: 26.216.23
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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