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Drawing, Design for a Book Illustration

This is a Drawing. It is dated 1625–1650 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and ink on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Various Donors. It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 26.2 × 19 cm (10 5/16 × 7 1/2 in.)

It is inscribed

Written in pencil, at top: fig. 4

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for a Book Illustration; Italy; pen and ink on paper; H x W: 26.2 × 19 cm (10 5/16 × 7 1/2 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-31

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