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Design for a Tomb

A variation of -1291 upper row left, without the upper part of the pedestal. The escutcheon is supported by two putti carrying trumpets; the left one is sitting, the right kneeling. In the center above is a bottle, shaped like urn with neck and rim, upon which sits a helmet. The woman at left carries a sword. The upper part of the architectural setting is not shown.

Credit: Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund...

c. 1795
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on lined off-white laid paper
1938-88-1261
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020

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