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Design for a Framing Motif

Attributed to Francesco Guardi Italian
1712–93
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Design for a Framing Motif
  • Artist: Attributed to Francesco Guardi (Italian, Venice 1712–1793 Venice)
  • Date: 1712–93
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush with light and dark green watercolor (?), over graphite or lead or black chalk
  • Dimensions: 16-1/4 x 17 in. (41.2 x 43.2 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1937
  • Object Number: 37.165.101
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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