Title: The Naval Battle of Meloria
Object type: Drawing
Date: 1743–90
Artist:  Giovanni David 
Artist bio: Italian, Cabella Ligure 1749–1790 Genoa
Artist nationality: Italian
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over graphite
Dimensions: 13-7/16 x 20-15/16 in.  (34.2 x 53.2 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit line: Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1988
Department: Drawings and Prints
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Battles, term: Navy, term: Men, term: Boats