Design for a Cartouche with a Lion's Head and Nimbus
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 green wash with framing lines in gray-green ink
Dimensions: 7 x 8- 7/16 in. (17.8 x 21.4 cm)
Classification: Drawings|Ornament & Architecture
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1952
Accession year: 1952
Tags: Cartouches|Fruit|Leaves|Lions