Object Details
Artist
Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Horizontal rectangle. A female genius with fasces and trumpet stands upon a dado beside a medallion portrait of a sovereign woman, probably Queen Mary I of Portugal (born 1734, queen 1777, insane 1786, died 1816). It is framed at right by a laurel branch and coins falling from cornucopia. Colored background. Dark brown framing line.
Credit Line
Museum purchase through gift of various donors
Accession Number
1901-39-2277
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
graphic design
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Pen and gray ink, brush and brown wash, graphite
Dimensions
Image: 9.6 x 14.8 cm (3 3/4 x 5 13/16 in.)
made in
Italy
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1901-39-2277