Design for Mantelpiece and Elaborate Overmantel

Anonymous, Italian, 18th century Italian

Former Attribution Formerly attributed to Nicolas Pineau French

early 18th century

Not on view

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Title: Design for Mantelpiece and Elaborate Overmantel
Artist: Anonymous, Italian, 18th century , Neapolitan
Former Attribution: Formerly attributed to Nicolas Pineau (French, Paris 1684–1754 Paris)
Date: early 18th century
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown, pink, and green wash, over graphite
Dimensions: 11 x 6 5/8 in. (28 x 16.9 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Wrightsman, 1970
Object Number: 1970.736.56
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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