DrawingsItalian17th century

A Dragon

17th century

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Red chalk on cream antique laid paper

Culture

Italian

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

20.5 × 14.1 cm (8 1/16 × 5 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Charles A. Loeser, Florence, Italy, bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1932

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