Design for an Obelisk; Partial Design in Elevation for Colonnade in the Doric or Tuscan Order (recto); Design for Fluted Column on Podium in Elevation (verso)

Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century Italian

18th century

Not on view

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Title: Design for an Obelisk; Partial Design in Elevation for Colonnade in the Doric or Tuscan Order (recto); Design for Fluted Column on Podium in Elevation (verso)
Artist: Anonymous, Italian, Piedmontese, 18th century
Date: 18th century
Medium: Leadpoint or graphite; pen and brown ink over graphite; constructed with ruler and compass (recto); pen and brown ink over leadpoint or graphite; constructed with ruler or compass (verso)
Dimensions: 16 5/8 x 11 1/4 in. (42.2 x 28.6 cm) (irregular borders)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1960
Object Number: 60.632.73
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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