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Head of a dolphin

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Head of a dolphin with an open mouth, turned to the left, looking ferocious.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Artist
Filippo Marchionni, Italian, 1732–1805
Date
ca. 1775
Credit Line
Museum purchase through gift of various donors
Medium
Pen and ink, brush and gray watercolor on paper
Dimensions
16.5 x 22.5 cm (6 1/2 x 8 7/8 in.)
Type
architecture, interiors
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
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