Design for a Painted Wall Decoration, with Figures in a Landscape with Classical Ruins

Anonymous, Italian, 18th century Italian

18th century

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Title: Design for a Painted Wall Decoration, with Figures in a Landscape with Classical Ruins
Artist: Anonymous, Italian, 18th century
Date: 18th century
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush with brown wash, over black chalk on cream laid paper. Groundline stylus-incised
Dimensions: 8-3/16 x 16-3/16 in. (20.8 x 41.1 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, 1968
Object Number: 1975.600
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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