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Paris Leaning on Tree Stump, Front View, from Oeuvre de Canova

A work made of engraving and etching in black on ivory wove paper.
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  • A work made of engraving and etching in black on ivory wove paper.

Date:

1817

Artist:

Giovanni Battista Balestra (Italian, 1774-1842)
after a drawing by Giovanni Tognolli (Italian, 1786-1862)
after the sculpture of Antonio Canova (Italian, 1757-1822)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Antonio Canova

Title

Paris Leaning on Tree Stump, Front View, from Oeuvre de Canova

Place

Italy (Artist's nationality:)

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1817

Medium

Engraving and etching in black on ivory wove paper

Dimensions

Plate: 57 × 40.7 cm (22 1/2 × 16 1/16 in.); Sheet: 86 × 62 cm (33 7/8 × 24 7/16 in.)

Credit Line

John H. Wrenn Memorial and Everett D. Graff endowment funds

Reference Number

2021.44

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