Candelabra Grotesque with a Cat

attributed to Andrés de Melgar Spanish

ca. 1545–60

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Title: Candelabra Grotesque with a Cat
Artist: attributed to Andrés de Melgar (Spanish, documented S. Domingo de la Calzada, died after 1554)
Date: ca. 1545–60
Medium: Pen and brown ink over black chalk; ruled line along right border of sheet
Dimensions: 3-1/8 x 7-1/2 in. (7.9 x 19.1 cm)
Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1952
Object Number: 52.570.334
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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