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Architect:
Giuseppe Valadier, Italian, 1762–1839  Search this
Designer:
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809  Search this
Medium:
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, graphite on off-white laid paper
Dimensions:
Image: 21.8 x 14.4 cm (8 9/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
Type:
architecture
Drawing
Object Name:
Drawing
Made in:
Rome, Italy
Date:
ca. 1796
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Subdivided into a panel below, decorated with a trophy or arms; surrounded by a wreath standing upon it, and the remaining part of the outer frame. Panel for the inscription. On top of the frame of the inscription is a prelate's escutcheon between two acroteria. A festoon hangs in the panel of the outer frame. Laterally, two candelabra crowned with flames. The dimensions are written inside or beside. Dark background.
Credit Line:
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
Accession Number:
1938-88-1910
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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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/kq4aac5fb81-32dd-48a9-a0bb-1e5331c457c1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1938-88-1910