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1938

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Drawing, Sketches of Peg-Legged Men

This is a Drawing. It was style of Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini. It is dated 1740–50 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and ink. 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

H x W: 31.4 × 21.4 cm (12 3/8 × 8 7/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: E.A.

It is inscribed

In ink: "G.I.P. / F."

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sketches of Peg-Legged Men; Style of Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini (Italian, 1675–1741); Italy; pen and ink; H x W: 31.4 × 21.4 cm (12 3/8 × 8 7/16 in.); Bequest of Erskine Hewitt; 1938-57-1431

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