Poetry, from a Series of Seated Muses

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Object Details

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

She carries the writing pen in her right hand, and supports with the left hand, the lyre, which stands beside her. Lying beside her are, at left, a flute and a clarinet, at right, books. Franked by ink lines.

Credit Line

Gift of Eleanor Garnier Hewitt

Date

1750–1780

Accession Number

1931-65-31

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Object Name

Drawing

Type

Drawing

Medium

Pen and bistre on paper, mounted

Dimensions

7 × 7 cm (2 3/4 × 2 3/4 in.)

made in

probably Venice

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq40e5a3fb2-d3fd-47e5-8e71-c64a75b789cb

Record ID

chndm_1931-65-31