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Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo

The Birthday Party

Maker

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, 1727-1804)

Title

The Birthday Party
Divertimento per li ragazzi (Diversion for the Children)

Year

ca. 1797

Medium

Pen and ink and wash and brush over black chalk on white paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Pen and ink and wash and brush over black chalk on white paper

Materials

wash technique, ink, chalk

Supports

white paper

Dimensions

29.2 x 40.6 cm (11 1/2 x 16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed in ink:L.R.C.

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Murray S. Danforth, Jr.

Object Number

1987.017

Type

Drawings and Watercolors

Exhibition History

Caricatura and Character

Satire in Italy and Britain in the 18th Century

Apr 11, 2003 – Jun 29, 2003

Stage Designs by Donald M. Oenslager

Jul 08, 1988 – Aug 28, 1988

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Tombstone

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, 1727-1804)

The Birthday Party; Divertimento per li ragazzi (Diversion for the Children), ca. 1797

Pen and ink and wash and brush over black chalk on white paper

29.2 x 40.6 cm (11 1/2 x 16 inches)

Gift of Murray S. Danforth, Jr. 1987.017

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