Artist:

Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809  Search this

Medium:

Pen and gray ink, brush and brown wash, graphite

Dimensions:

Image: 9.6 x 14.8 cm (3 3/4 x 5 13/16 in.)

Type:

graphic design

Drawing

Object Name:

Drawing

Made in:

Italy

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Horizontal rectangle. A female genius with fasces and trumpet stands upon a dado beside a medallion portrait of a sovereign woman, probably Queen Mary I of Portugal (born 1734, queen 1777, insane 1786, died 1816). It is framed at right by a laurel branch and coins falling from cornucopia. Colored background. Dark brown framing line.

Credit Line:

Museum purchase through gift of various donors

Accession Number:

1901-39-2277

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4cd03ed59-4851-4fba-899a-c084c93f6b39

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1901-39-2277