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Drawing, Achilles Drags the Body of Hector

This is a drawing. It was designed by Felice Giani. It is dated ca. 1790 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and brown ink on light blue laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors.

Its dimensions are

23.4 x 28.6 cm (9 3/16 x 11 1/4 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark: double oval with lily, above, F

It is inscribed

Inscribed: Furia dachille contro il corpo dettore

Cite this object as

Drawing, Achilles Drags the Body of Hector; Designed by Felice Giani (Italian, 1758–1823); Italy; pen and brown ink on light blue laid paper; 23.4 x 28.6 cm (9 3/16 x 11 1/4 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-3292

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