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Drawing, Angel Playing Lute; Verso Angels with Cross

This is a drawing. It is dated 1600–1650 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is red chalk on paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Various Donors. It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 41.4 × 25.8 cm (16 5/16 × 10 3/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Watermark, a cross on a stand, in an ovoid

Cite this object as

Drawing, Angel Playing Lute; Verso Angels with Cross; Italy; red chalk on paper; H x W: 41.4 × 25.8 cm (16 5/16 × 10 3/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-7

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