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A rectangular border decorated with scrolls, cartouches, and human figures

Drawing
16th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Drawing, A rectangular border decorated with scrolls, cartouches, and human figures, by Battista Franco. On four L-shaped sheets pasted down on the same mount. Recto: Design for a triumphal arch; verso: (on a separate sheet pasted down): a man leading two camels, by Perino del Vaga or a pupil, pen and ink, Italy, 16th century


Object details

Object type
TitleA rectangular border decorated with scrolls, cartouches, and human figures (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink
Brief description
Drawing, A rectangular border decorated with scrolls, cartouches, and human figures, by Battista Franco. On four L-shaped sheets pasted down on the same mount. Recto: Design for a triumphal arch; verso: (on a separate sheet pasted down): a man leading two camels, by Perino del Vaga or a pupil, pen and ink, Italy, 16th century
Dimensions
  • Height: 286mm
  • Width: 206mm (Note: Dimensions taken from Ward Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings. Volume One: 14th - 16th century, London, 1979, cat. 142, p. 70.)
Object history
Bought 1885
Bibliographic reference
Ward Jackson, Peter, Italian Drawings. Volume One: 14th - 16th century, London, 1979, cat. 142, p. 70, cat. 381, p. 177.
Collection
Accession number
D.35-1885

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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