Design for a Title Page(?): Rocks and Animals

Joseph Martin Nideröst Swiss

late 18th century

Not on view

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Title: Design for a Title Page(?): Rocks and Animals
Artist: Joseph Martin Nideröst (Swiss, Schwyz 1778–1801 Augsburg)
Date: late 18th century
Medium: Brush and black and gray wash with white heightening
Dimensions: Image: 10 7/16 x 15 15/16 in. (26.5 x 40.5 cm)
Sheet: 12 3/8 x 17 5/8 in. (31.5 x 44.7 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Janos Scholz, 1966
Object Number: 66.746
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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