DrawingsItalian18th-19th century

Deathbed Scene

18th-19th century

Artists

Pietro BenvenutiArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black and white chalk on gray prepared wove paper

Culture

Italian

Century

18th-19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

11.2 x 16.1 cm (4 7/16 x 6 5/16 in.)

Provenance

Bernice Davidson, New York, NY, gift to HUAM, 1998.

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