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Period: 16th century (4567) | 17th century (5013)

Type: chalk (1606) | ink (2963)

Style: Italian (1743)

Keywords
designs (344) | inhabited initials (1) | initials (layout features) (2) | scrolling foliage (56)

Two decorative initials ('N' and 'C')

16th century & 17th century

Della Porta, Teodoro    more

Pen and ink, chalk (black) on paper

height: 11.4 cm (slightly irregular); width: 21.4 cm

Inscription
Signed, pen and ink, lower left, recto, C Teod odella Porta

Acquisition
Witt, Robert Clermont (Sir); bequest; 1952
D.1952.RW.405

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