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Sketchbook Folio, Two Standing Angels Holding Wreath

This is a Sketchbook folio. It was designed by Felice Giani. It is dated 1810–20 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brown wash, over black chalk on white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors.

Its dimensions are

15 x 21.7 cm (5 7/8 x 8 9/16 in.)

It is inscribed

in pen and brown ink at lower left corner: 41; at lower right corner: Agostino Caracci Roma. On verso: Bellissimo riglievo

Cite this object as

Sketchbook Folio, Two Standing Angels Holding Wreath; Designed by Felice Giani (Italian, 1758–1823); Italy; pen and brown ink, brown wash, over black chalk on white laid paper; 15 x 21.7 cm (5 7/8 x 8 9/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-3510

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