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Artist:
Carlo Marchionni, Italian, 1702–1786  Search this
Medium:
Pen and ink on laid paper
Dimensions:
13.1 x 17.4 cm (5 3/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
Type:
figures
Drawing
Object Name:
Drawing
Made in:
Italy
Date:
1760–80
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
The caricatures refer mostly to an old man wearing a wig; some show the bust. The other – non caricature – heads are shown looking downwards or upwards. One is a cherub; some accounting is written in intervals and over sketches. On verso: elevation of a bed alcove with alternative suggestions. The bed is sketched. Above a cherub and the head of a bearded man. Below is the left part of a roughly sketched ornament.
Credit Line:
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
Accession Number:
1938-88-7294
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/kq4b7723909-3ef1-4898-9933-6dbb973ff913
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1938-88-7294