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album
;
drawing
Object Type
album
drawing
Museum number
1859,0806.160
Description
Caricature of Francesco Fascinella facing to the left: drawing in an album. Pen and brown ink
Producer name
Drawn by:
Pier Leone Ghezzi
School/style
Roman
Production date
1749
(1 April)
Materials
paper
Technique
drawn
Dimensions
Height:
100 millimetres
Width:
76 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
See 1859,0806.91 for comment and description of album. The inscription states that Francesco Fascinella was Cardinal Passionei's cook
Location
Not on display
Subjects
caricature
Associated names
Associated with:
Cardinal Domenico Passionei
(the sitter his cook)
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Walter Benjamin Tiffin
Acquisition date
1859
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1859,0806.160