Rainy Night in Rome

Sir Muirhead Bone

1913

  • Titles Rainy Night in Rome (Proper)
  • Artist Sir Muirhead Bone, Scotland, 1876 - 1953
  • Medium etching
  • Dimensions sheet: 16 1/8 × 10 5/8 in. (41 × 27 cm) plate: 11 15/16 × 8 15/16 in. (30.3 × 22.7 cm) mat: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Mr. Harry J. McCormack, 1957.58
  • Work Type print
  • Classification Prints

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