Pallanteo

Published by G. Balrar

18th-19th century

  • Titles Pallanteo (Proper)
  • Artist Published by, G. Balrar, Italy
  • Medium colored engraving
  • Dimensions sheet: 11 × 15 1/16 in. (27.9 × 38.3 cm) plate: 8 3/16 × 11 7/16 in. (20.8 × 29.1 cm) image: 6 15/16 × 10 11/16 in. (17.6 × 27.1 cm) sheet (with board mount): 11 3/8 × 15 1/4 in. (28.9 × 38.7 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Catherine H. Collins Collection, AFI.714.1998
  • Work Type print
  • Classification Prints

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