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Drawing, Wall Decoration for the Drawing Room of the Palace of Caserta

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Nicola Fiore. It is dated 1775 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and black ink, brush and gouache, watercolor on off-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 and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund.

Its dimensions are

62.3 x 54.5cm (24 1/2 x 21 7/16in.)

It is signed

Signed lower right corner: Nicola Fiore

It is inscribed

Signed, dated and inscribed in pen and black ink at lower margin: Stanza diCompagnia del Palazzo Reale di Caserta 1775 Nicola Fiore Regio Ingre [regioIngegnere]

Cite this object as

Drawing, Wall Decoration for the Drawing Room of the Palace of Caserta; Designed by Nicola Fiore; Italy; pen and black ink, brush and gouache, watercolor on off-white laid paper ; 62.3 x 54.5cm (24 1/2 x 21 7/16in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-3487

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