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The Carnival of Venice (Peep-show)

Scene with dancing figures. Palace of the Doges on right, library on left. Also the campanile of St. Marks, the Mint, and a church. Right edge of each section taped to folding cardboard mount of which parts g and h are cross members.

Credit: Gift of Mrs. James Ward Thorne

1730-50
Engraving, brush and watercolor on paper
1937-38-8-c
Image and text © Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, 2020

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