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Design for a fan or hand screen depicting the musical contest of Apollo and Marsyas

Design for a fan or hand screen depicting the musical contest of Apollo and Marsyas

(Italian, 1774–1843)
early 19th century
Medium/TechniquePen and brown ink, graphite and watercolor on paper
Dimensions29.5 x 20.64 cm (11 5/8 x 8 1/8 in.)
Credit LineJuliana Cheney Edwards Collection
Accession number2014.564
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ClassificationsDrawings
Provenance1927, sold from a private collection, Bologna, to Podio (probably the dealer Publio Podio), Bologna. March 19, 1991, anonymous sale, Finarte, Milan, lot 15. 1992, Mattia Jona (dealer), Milan. 1993, sold by Sisley Overseas, Inc., Lugano, Switzerland, to Nissman, Abromson, Ltd., Brookline, MA; 2014, sold by Nissman Abromson, Ltd. to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 23, 2014)