Design for plate 5 from "Orthographia"

Johann Daniel Preissler German

late 17th–mid-18th century

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Title: Design for plate 5 from "Orthographia"
Series/Portfolio: Orthographia
Artist: Johann Daniel Preissler (German, Nuremberg 1666–1737 Nuremberg)
Date: late 17th–mid-18th century
Medium: Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash over black chalk; inlaid on paper mount with green and black framing lines; incised(?)
Dimensions: 5 15/16 x 11 in. (15.1 x 28 cm)
Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1948
Object Number: 48.148(68)
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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