DrawingsItalian18th century

Sheet of Caricatures

18th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink over graphite on white antique laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 26.3 x 18.5 cm (10 3/8 x 7 5/16 in.)

Provenance

Philip and Frances L. Hofer, Cambridge, Massachusetts; bequest of Frances L. Hofer, 1979.222

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