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In the Ruins of an Ancient Cemetery
In the Ruins of an Ancient Cemetery
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In the Ruins of an Ancient Cemetery

Artist (Italian, 1676–1730)
Dateby 1730
Mediumbrown ink applied with pen, and wash over black chalk on cream laid paper
Dimensionssheet: 38.8 x 27.4 cm (15 1/4 x 10 13/16 in.)
ClassificationsDrawings
MarkingsWatermark: fleur-des-lys in a double circle (?) Stamped in purple ink l.r., "AM"
Credit LineTheodore T. and Mary G. Ellis Fund
Object number1969.36
ProvenanceAntonio Morassi, (born 1890), Lugt 143a; M. Mathan Chaikin, Switzerland
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