Design for a Cartouche with a Coat of Arms containing a Griffin
Object type: Drawing Ornament & Architecture
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Carlo Bianconi
Artist bio: Italian, Bologna 1732–1802 Milan
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: 1732–1802
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over traces of leadpoint
Dimensions: 8 13/16 x 7 1/8 in. (22.4 x 18.1 cm)
Classification: Drawings|Ornament & Architecture
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1952
Accession year: 1952
Tags: Cartouches|Griffins|Coat of Arms