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Drawing, The Annunciation

This is a Drawing. It was created by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. It is dated ca. 1734–1736 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk on off-white laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was bequest of Erskine Hewitt. It is credited Bequest of Erskine Hewitt.

Its dimensions are

40.8 x 28.7 cm (16 1/8 x 11 1/4 inches)

Cite this object as

Drawing, The Annunciation; Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1692 - 1770); Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk on off-white laid paper; 40.8 x 28.7 cm (16 1/8 x 11 1/4 inches); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-228

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