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Bossi, Silvestro
fl. ca. 1830
Forty-three preparatory drawings for Nuova raccolta di quarantatre disegni di principali monumenti della citta di Roma, Rome
[1834]
Drawings: approx. 4 3/4 x 6 13/16 inches (120 x 173 mm)
Pen and black ink and wash, over graphite, on white and light brown papers.
1978.49:1-43
Gift of Paul Mellon.
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Watermark: none.
Folio 2 is a table of contents identifying subjects.
Folio 2 is a table of contents identifying subjects.
Inscriptions/Markings
Title-page inscribed in pen and black ink, "NUOVA RACCOLTA / di quarantatre disegni / DEI PRINCIPALI MONUMENTI / ROMA / tratti dal vero / DA SILVESTRO BOSSI ROMANO / negli Anni / 1833, e 1834".
Associated names
Mellon, Paul, former owner.
Bibliography
Ryskamp, Charles, ed. Nineteenth Report to the Fellows of the Pierpont Morgan Library, 1978-1980. New York : Pierpont Morgan Library, 1981, p. 26-27.
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