File:Drawing, Design for a Candlestick, mid- 19th century (CH 18549073).jpg

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English: Drawing, Design for a Candlestick, mid- 19th century   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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English: Drawing, Design for a Candlestick, mid- 19th century
Description
English: Vertical rectangle. Design for a candlestick. Below is a base in whose upper moulding the designer inscribed in pen and ink "onci 2:12." The boy Hercules is shown standing upon his right leg and strangling a snake with his left hand. His right hand is raised, carrying a vase as the socket. Written on the vase is "di Getto." Accounts are written in graphite in the upper left corner in pen and ink on verso.
Date mid- 19th century
Medium pen and ink, brush and gray watercolor, graphite on green-gray paper
Dimensions 23.1 × 16.4 cm (9 1/8 × 6 7/16 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
Current location
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design
Accession number
1938-88-668
Credit line Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
Notes
  • Type: Drawing
  • Inscribed: Inscribed in pen and ink, lower center: Totta Finita pesa oncie 9
  • Country: Italy
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