Man with a Fur Cap

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Maker

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (Italian, 1682–1754)

Date

c. 1730/40s

Medium

black chalk, stumped (and wetted?), with black chalk wash, heightened with white chalk

Dimensions

Sheet: 41.8 x 33.4 cm (16 7/16 x 13 1/8 in.)

Place of origin

Italy

Held by

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view

Credit line

Margaret Huntington Smith McCarthy Fund

Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0

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Shown in

• Italian Drawings from the Permanent CollectionDec 16, 1986 – Mar 1, 1987
• The Lessons of the AcademyFeb 8, 1983 – May 29, 1983
• 18th Century Master DrawingsOct 6, 1981 – Nov 22, 1981
• Drawings from the Museum CollectionJun 17, 1942 – Aug 24, 1942
• The Silver Jubilee ExhibitionJun 23, 1941 – Sep 28, 1941