Memorial Tablets for Severoli Family, Faenza
Top row: Oblong tablet with illegible inscription over two genii. Oblong tablet with two sections; top section: inscription; bottom section, panoply. Tablet with bracket, topped by wreath and contains inscription: SVERLO ONOR / DAL ' ARMI FAEN. Center: horizontally oblong tablet with trophy of arms. Bottom row: panoply on pedestal in niche. Part of column, enormous scale; it shows indistinct inscription over row of wreaths. Panoply upon similar column.
Credit: Museum purchase through gift of various donors
c. 1811
Pen and dark brown ink on light brown laid paper
1901-39-1374
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