Sketches of Decorative Motifs (recto); Sketch of Decorative Motif (verso)

drawings (visual works)prints and drawing

Date

1629/60

Medium

Pen and brown ink, over traces of graphite (recto and verso) on ivory laid paper, both edge mounted on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

28 × 43 cm (11 1/16 × 16 15/16 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection

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