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Studies of a dragon

Cooper Hewitt

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Object Details

Catalogue Status

Research in Progress

Description

Two winged snake-like dragons and six heads of each are shown.
Verso: two men on horseback in classical armor, fleeing from a burning castle in Romanesque style.

Credit Line

Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund

Date

ca. 1560–1600

Accession Number

1938-88-2601

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

figures

Object Name

Drawing

Type

Drawing

Medium

Brush and watercolor, pen and black ink on laid paper; verso: black chalk, pen and ink on laid paper

Dimensions

H x W: 37.5 x 27.1 cm (14 3/4 x 10 11/16 in.)

made in

Italy

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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/kq435b1a8e2-5179-4631-942c-c6728fc30146

Record ID

chndm_1938-88-2601

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