Mourning Figures: possibly a copy after a fresco by Cimabue

George Romney British

? After Giovanni Cimabue Italian

ca. 1773–75

Not on view

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Title: Mourning Figures: possibly a copy after a fresco by Cimabue
Artist: George Romney (British, Beckside, Lancashire 1734–1802 Kendal, Cumbria)
Artist: ? After Giovanni Cimabue (Italian, ca. 1240–before 1302)
Date: ca. 1773–75
Medium: Pen and brown ink over traces of black chalk
Dimensions: sheet: 8 1/8 x 11 13/16 in. (20.6 x 30 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Stefan Ehrenzweig, 1961
Object Number: 61.110
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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