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Drawing, Projects. a) A fountain on a staircase b) A church

This is a Drawing. It was created by Nicola Salvi. It is dated 1785-1800 and we acquired it in 1938. Its medium is pen and black ink with brown, green and pink wash and traces of graphite support: thick 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

H: 389 W: 484

It is inscribed

Underneath, written in common ink, by a hand of c. 1800: "Architettura di Nicola Salvi

Cite this object as

Drawing, Projects. a) A fountain on a staircase b) A church; Nicola Salvi; Italy; pen and black ink with brown, green and pink wash and traces of graphite support: thick off-white laid paper; H: 389 W: 484; Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund; 1938-88-3682

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