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Print, Wall Decoration, Domus Aurea, Rome

This is a Print. It was designed by Franciszek Smugliewicz and Vincenzo Brenna and printed by Marco Carloni. It is dated 1776–77 and we acquired it in 1961. Its medium is brush and gouache, watercolor, over etching trimmed to the plate mark. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Peter Josten. It is credited Gift of Peter W. Josten.

Its dimensions are

50.2 x 54.8 cm (19 3/4 x 21 9/16 in. )

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Print, Wall Decoration, Domus Aurea, Rome; Designed by Franciszek Smugliewicz (1745 – 1807), Vincenzo Brenna (Italian, 1745 – 1820); Printed by Marco Carloni (Italian, 1742 – 1796); Italy; brush and gouache, watercolor, over etching trimmed to the plate mark; 50.2 x 54.8 cm (19 3/4 x 21 9/16 in. ); Gift of Peter W. Josten; 1961-176-1

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource.

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