Monumental Vase in Ornamental Frame (recto); Sketch of Standing Man with Parasol and Parrot, and Architectural Studies (verso)
n.d.
Medium
Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, with graphite (recto), and pen and brown ink, with charcoal (verso), on cream wove paper, tipped onto blue wove paper
Dimensions
45.2 × 28.4 cm (17 13/16 × 11 3/16 in.)
Classification
pen and ink drawings
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
112377
About the Artist
Unknown
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