Design for a Decorated Wall with Grottesque over Blue Background

Giuseppe Bernardino Bison Italian

1762–1844

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Title: Design for a Decorated Wall with Grottesque over Blue Background
Artist: Giuseppe Bernardino Bison (Italian, Palmanova 1762–1844 Milan)
Date: 1762–1844
Medium: Pen and black ink, brush and orange-gold, black wash with white gouache over traces of leadpoint on blue prepared paper
Dimensions: 6-1/8 x 11-7/16 in. (15.5 x 29 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, June 1966
Object Number: 66.561
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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