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Three friezes for an overdoor

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
At the top, two crouching putti support the fruit garland. At the bottom, a lion crouches upon the top left corner of a door frame and faces a classical helmet on a stand.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Date
1795
Credit Line
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Medium
Pen and Chinese ink, brush and watercolor, graphite on laid paper
Dimensions
19.3 × 14.8 cm (7 5/8 × 5 13/16 in.)
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
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