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Artist/Maker(s): Pietro Antonio Novelli (Italian, 1729 - 1804)
Culture: Italian
Date: about 1760
Medium: Pen and gray ink, brush with gray wash
Dimensions: 37.5 x 29.5 cm (14 3/4 x 11 5/8 in.)
Inscriptions: Inscribed by the artist in gray ink, lower margin of sheet: Alla morosa per passar la smara El canta sgraffignando la Chitarra” (To relieve the beloved of her longing, he sings while scratching his guitar)
Alternate Title(s): A Seated Man Playing a Guitar (Display Title)
SKU: 200896
