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Vincenzo Camuccini

The Sacrifice of Polyxena (?)

Maker

Vincenzo Camuccini (Italian, 1771-1844)

Title

The Sacrifice of Polyxena (?)

Year

late 1700s-mid 1800s

Medium

  • pen and ink,
  • wash technique and chalk on white paper

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • pen and ink,
  • wash technique and chalk on white paper

Materials

wash technique, pen and ink, chalk

Supports

  • white paper

Dimensions

52.4 x 88.9 cm (20 5/8 x 35 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Marks: Inscribed in graphite LR: "Camuccini ... 20"; and LL: "Vincenzo Camuccini"

Stamped with the collector's mark of Edward and Mary Brandegee (Boston; Lugt 1860c)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Janos Scholz

Object Number

57.244

Type

  • Drawings and Watercolors

Exhibition History

Italian Drawings from the Museum's Collection
Mar 17, 1961 – Apr 16, 1961

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Vincenzo Camuccini (Italian, 1771-1844)
The Sacrifice of Polyxena (?), late 1700s-mid 1800s
pen and ink, wash technique and chalk on white paper
52.4 x 88.9 cm (20 5/8 x 35 inches)
Gift of Janos Scholz 57.244

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